Warner Robins Depot Explained

Warner Robins Depot
Location:1st St., Warner Robins, Georgia
Coordinates:32.6201°N -83.6002°W
Built:1943-44
Builder:Southern Railway Co.; Elliot Building Co.
Architecture:Mid-20th Century RR Depot
Added:January 2, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:07001336

Warner Robins Train Depot is a historic train depot in Warner Robins, Georgia in Houston County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 2, 2008. It is located at 99 North Armed Forces Blvd., across the street from the main gate of Robins Air Force Base.

It was built during 1943-44 as a combined passenger and freight depot. It is a one-story brick building. It was designed with separate waiting areas for white passengers vs. African-American passengers. In 2007 (and still in 2017) it served as the E.L. Greenway Welcome Center for Warner Robins and the Warner Robins Convention and Visitors' Bureau, and it has a caboose, Mildred's Country Store, the Elberta Depot Heritage Center, and World War II Museum.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=07001336}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Warner Robins Train Depot ]. National Park Service. Lynn Speno and Michael Whipple . November 9, 2007 . February 5, 2017 . with