Lake Waccamaw Depot

Lake Waccamaw Depot
Location Flemington Ave., Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°19′16″N 78°31′49″W / 34.32111°N 78.53028°W / 34.32111; -78.53028Coordinates: 34°19′16″N 78°31′49″W / 34.32111°N 78.53028°W / 34.32111; -78.53028
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built c. 1900 (1900)
Architectural style Stick/eastlake
NRHP Reference # 83001842[1]
Added to NRHP July 21, 1983

Lake Waccamaw Depot is a historic train station located at Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, North Carolina It was built about 1900 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and is a one-story, Stick Style frame building with board-and-batten siding. It features shaped eave brackets, gable braces, and a long low slate covered gabled roof. The building was moved to its present location in 1974. Also on the property is the contributing a rectangular board-and-batten covered Section House.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The depot is now operated as the Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum, with displays of local history and natural history.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner (April 1983). "Lake Waccamaw Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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