Franklinton Depot
The historic Franklinton Depot located in Franklinton, North Carolina.
Franklinton Depot is located in North Carolina
Franklinton Depot
Franklinton Depot is located in the United States
Franklinton Depot
Location61-21 E. Mason St., Franklinton, North Carolina
Coordinates36°6′11″N 78°27′20″W / 36.10306°N 78.45556°W / 36.10306; -78.45556
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectRaleigh & Gaston Railroad; Winder, John C.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Italianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.90001941[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1990

Franklinton Depot, also known as the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Passenger Depot and Franklinton Woman's Club Clubhouse, is a historic train station located at 201 East Mason Street in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built by the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad in 1886, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building with Italianate, Queen Anne, and Gothic Revival style design elements. The main section measures 51 feet by 16 feet, with an attached 10 feet by 12 feet baggage room. The main section has a steeply pitched gable roof and baggage room a low-pitched hip roof. It served the Seaboard Air Line's Palmland (New York - St. Petersburg and Miami) as well as local service between Norlina and Hamlet.[2]

It was moved to its present location in 1973 when acquired by the Franklinton Woman's Club as a clubhouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Wake Forest
toward Tampa or Miami
 Main Line Henderson
toward Richmond

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' August 1949, Seaboard Air Line section, Table 1
  3. ^ T .H. Pearce and Michael T. Southern (October 1990). "Franklinton Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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