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]
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| Location | Flemington Ave., Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°19′16″N 78°31′49″W / 34.32111°N 78.53028°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1900 |
| Architect/builder | Herbert Smith |
| Architectural style | Stick/eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001842[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1983 |
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 edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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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| Preceding station | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Hallsboro toward Columbia
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Columbia – Wilmington | Bolton toward Wilmington
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