Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Station

Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	1000 N. Tyron St., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°14′2″N 80°49′59″W / 35.23389°N 80.83306°W / 35.23389; -80.83306Coordinates: 35°14′2″N 80°49′59″W / 35.23389°N 80.83306°W / 35.23389; -80.83306
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1896 (1896), 1916-1917
Architect	Hook, Charles Christian
NRHP Reference #	80002887^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1980

Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Station is a historic train station located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It designed by noted architect Charles Christian Hook and built by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1896. It was extensively renovated and enlarged in 1916-1917. The red brick and pink stucco building consists of a two-story central section with one-story extensions. It features a wide umbrella shed that extends 300 feet along the trackside and is supported by 15 cast iron columns. Passenger service ceased in 1958, and the building housed yard offices for the Seaboard Coastline.^[2] It currently houses a homeless shelter.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Kathleen P. Southern (June 1980). "Seaboard Air Line Railroad Passenger Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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