Blackshear Depot

Blackshear Depot
Location 200 S. Central Ave., Blackshear, Georgia
Coordinates 31°18′9″N 82°14′29″W / 31.30250°N 82.24139°W / 31.30250; -82.24139Coordinates: 31°18′9″N 82°14′29″W / 31.30250°N 82.24139°W / 31.30250; -82.24139
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1917
Built by Savannah, Florida & Western RR Co.
Architectural style Depot
NRHP reference # 00000070[1]
Added to NRHP February 10, 2000

The Blackshear Depot, at 200 S. Central Ave. in Blackshear in Pierce County, Georgia, was built in 1917 by the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway It was used for passenger service into the 1950s and freight service into the 1970s. It is adjacent to the city hall and city park.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

It is a one-story brick building with long rectangular form typical of depots in Georgia. It has a wide-eaved hipped roof over the main portion of the building, which held passenger waiting rooms and offices. It has a gabled-end roof over the long freight warehouse section of the building.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Gretchen B. Kinnard; Michael Jacobs (January 6, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blackshear Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved September 9, 2017. With 11 photos from 1997.
Preceding station   Atlantic Coast Line Railroad   Following station
Waycross
Main Line
Patterson


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