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]
Franklinton Depot | |
 The historic Franklinton Depot located in Franklinton, North Carolina. | |
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| Location | 61-21 E. Mason St., Franklinton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°6′11″N 78°27′20″W / 36.10306°N 78.45556°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architect | Raleigh & Gaston Railroad; Winder, John C. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Italianate, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001941[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1990 |
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 | ||
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| Wake Forest | Main Line | Henderson toward Richmond
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References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' August 1949, Seaboard Air Line section, Table 1
- ^ 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.