Thomasville Depot (Georgia) Explained

Thomasville, GA
Style:Amtrak
Style2:Amtrak old
Address:420 West Jackson Street (US 319), Thomasville, Georgia
Line:Seaboard Coast Line
Rebuilt:1914
Other Services Header:Former services
Nrhp:
Thomasville Depot
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Coordinates:30.8336°N -83.9842°W
Built:1914
Architect:Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Builder:Little, W.H. & Philips, W.C.
Architecture:Mission/Spanish Revival
Added:May 19, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88000609

The Thomasville Depot in Thomasville, Georgia was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The station served the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. In later years it served the ACL's successor, the Seaboard Coast Line, and also Amtrak. Trains included the South Wind (Illinois Central Chicago - Miami train, running over ACL, later, SCL lines) and Amtrak's Floridian (also Chicago - Miami). The station also served a side branch of the ACL's (later, SCL) Champion originating in Montgomery, Alabama and heading northeast to New York City.[1] Passenger service ended with the demise of the Floridian in 1979.

The depot building has two stories and some Mission/Spanish Revival styling. The listing included the depot building, a train platform shed, and a Railway Express Agency (REA) building.[2]

The three buildings are also contributing buildings in the Thomasville Commercial Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Table 23 . Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 102 . 12 . May 1970.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=88000609}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomasville Depot]. National Park Service. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. . March 30, 1988 . April 7, 2017 . With .