Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station
The Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station (also known as the Railroad Passenger Depot and Freight Station) is a historic site in Live Oak, Florida, United States. It is located at 208 North Ohio Avenue, on the corner of Haines Street Northeast. The station was built at one of two junctions of an Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railroad lines. The two railroads merged in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. On April 24, 1986, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Today, only the former SAL line survives.
Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station | |
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Location | Live Oak, Florida |
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Coordinates | 30°17′49″N 82°59′1″W |
Built | 1903, 1909[1] |
Architectural style | Masonry Vernacular with Romanesque Revival elements[1] |
NRHP reference No. | 86000860[2] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1986 |
The Suwannee County Historical Museum is located in the depot. Exhibits include a telephone display, a 16th-century Timucaun Indian Village recreation and local history artifacts. The station is one block south of the Old Live Oak City Hall.
Gallery
- Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station
References
- "Suwanee County Historical Museum". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-25.
- "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Suwannee County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-25.
External links
Media related to Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Suwannee County listings, Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Information about the Suwannee County Historical Museum on the City of Live oak website
- Information about the Suwannee County Historical Museum on the Suwanne County Tourism site
Preceding station | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Following station | ||
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Former services | ||||
Suwanee toward Dupont |
Dupont – High Springs | Padlock toward High Springs |