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Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
93001519

Added to NRHP
  
21 January 1994

Built
  
1907 (1907)

Opened
  
1907

Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot

Location
  
Jct. of Powell St. and Headland Ave., Dothan, Alabama

The Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot is a historic train station in Dothan, Alabama. By 1907, the town had outgrown its depot, and the freight depot had to be pressed into passenger service. When the new depot was completed, it was the largest and busiest on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad between Montgomery, Alabama, and Thomasville, Georgia. The Atlantic Coast Line merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Passenger service to Dothan ended in 1979.

The depot is two stories, with a one-story portion on the western third. The first story's hipped roof wraps around the entire building, and has deep eaves supported by large brackets. All windows are two-over-two sashes with heavy granite sills and lintels. Double-leaf doors with transoms led to the two waiting rooms. The track side has a projecting bay that served as the ticketing window.

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

References

Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot Wikipedia