Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities

Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed
Central of Georgia Railway, Passenger Station in 1976
Location W. Broad and Liberty Sts., Savannah, Georgia
Coordinates 32°4′33″N 81°5′59″W / 32.07583°N 81.09972°WCoordinates: 32°4′33″N 81°5′59″W / 32.07583°N 81.09972°W
Built 1860
Architect Schwaab, Augustus
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 76000610
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 08, 1976[1]
Designated NHL December 08, 1976[2]
Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities
Location West Broad Street and Railroad Avenue
Savannah, Georgia
Built 1853
Architect Schwaab, Augustus; Et al.
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 78000970[1]
Added to NRHP June 02, 1978
Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property
Location Between W. Jones St. and Louisville Rd. Savannah, Georgia
Built 1854
Architect Wadley,William Morrill; Et al.
Architectural style Queen Anne, Romanesque
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 70000199[1]
Added to NRHP March 5, 1970

The Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities is a 33.2-acre (134,000 m2) historic district in Savannah, Georgia listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1][3] It is dominated by the Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed, a passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860 by the Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This pair of buildings was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2][3]

Located in the vicinity of West Broad Street and Railroad Avenue in the city's historic downtown, the red brick passenger terminal of the CofG complex houses the Savannah Visitor Center and the Savannah History Museum. The site complex includes several notable structures. including cotton yard, a blacksmith shop, two brick viaducts and the trainshed.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-20. (Note: The official NHL webpage and state-wide NHL list document of the National Park Service erroneously describe the NHL as the entire "Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal", which is an NRHP listed in 1978. As the detailed Inventory/Nomination for that district explains, the NHL is just the passenger depot and trainshed, a separate NRHP listed in 1976.)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eric N. DeLony (February 15, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops & Terminal Facilities" (pdf). National Park Service. (includes 7 pages of drawings) and Accompanying 13 photos, from 1976, 1973, and 1962 (of which 3 show the Depot that is part of the NHL) PDF (32 KB)

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