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]
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| Location | 200 S. Central Ave., Blackshear, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 31°18′9″N 82°14′29″W / 31.30250°N 82.24139°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Built by | Savannah, Florida & Western RR Co. |
| Architectural style | Depot |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000070[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 2000 |
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
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b 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.
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| Preceding station | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Waycross toward Tampa
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Main Line | Patterson toward Richmond
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