Southern Railway Passenger Station (Westminster)

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name = Southern Railway Passenger Station
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location = 129 Main St.
Westminster, South Carolina
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lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 57
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 05
long_seconds = 46.5
long_direction = W
locmapin=South Carolina
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built = ca. 1885
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added = November 7, 1976
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refnum = 76001707
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governing_body = Westminster, South Carolina

Southern Railway Passenger Station is railway passenger depot built ca.1885 in Westminster, South Carolina. It is one of the oldest buildings in the community.

History

The Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad was built in the early 1870s and Westminster was built along the railroad tracks. The station is believed to have been built about 1885. It has a rectangular plan with dimensions of 96 ft (29.3 m) x 40 ft (12.2 m). It has a deep hip roof. Built of wood, it was covered with asbestos siding in around 1940. It had two waiting rooms, an office, and a baggage room. It ceased being used as a passenger depot in 1969 when passenger service to the city was suspended.

It was converted into community uses such as a meeting room and a community health center.

The Southern Railway Passenger Station is on the National Register of Historic Places, No. 76001707. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional pictures and information, [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/oconee/S10817737006/index.htm Pictures of Southern Railway Passenger Station.] ] and copies of the nomination forms. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/oconee/S10817737006/S10817737006.pdf Southern Railway Passenger Station nomination form.] ]

In 2006, it suffered damage in a fire. The City of Westminster is seeking funds to rebuild the historic building. [ [http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2007/jul/26/train-depot-arsonist-gets-one-chance/ Seneca (SC) Journal] ]

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