Union Station (Columbia, South Carolina)
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Location | 401 S. Main St. Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°59′25″N 81°1′46″W / 33.99028°N 81.02944°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | Milburn, Frank P. |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Jacobethan Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 73001728[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
Union Station (originally Union Depot), also known as Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Southern Railway Station, is a historic train station located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1902, and is a brick and stone, eclectic Jacobethan Revival / Tudor Revival building. It features stepped gables and towering chimneys. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Southern Railway.[2][3] In contrast to the custom of 'union station' denoting the single station for several railroads, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad had its own station one-half mile away.[4] The formerly Seaboard Silver Star still operates through another station in Columbia.
Historic recognition
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Noteworthy trains served at the station
[edit]Until the 1950s and 1960s the station served several named trains. In contrast to the New York -- Florida trajectories of the Amtrak trains today passing through Columbia, the trains offered service in different directions as well.
- Southern Railway:[5]
- Aiken-Augusta Special: Aiken, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia -- New York City
- Carolina Special, the South Carolina branch: Cincinnati -- Charleston, South Carolina
- Skyland Special: Asheville -- Jacksonville, Florida
The last Southern Railway train serving the station was the Carolina Special in 1968.
- Atlantic Coast Line:[6]
- Unnamed service east to Florence, South Carolina, with an additional train heading beyond Florence to Wilmington, North Carolina
The last ACL service served the city in 1954.
Current disposition
[edit]The building has housed California Dreaming, a high-end bar and grill restaurant, since 1984 and is popular with students and faculty alike.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Florence Bacher Myers (May 1973). "Union Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Union Station, Richland County (401 S. Main St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ Official Guide of the railways, January 1950, Index of Railroad Stations, p. 302
- ^ Official Guide to the Railways, July 1952, Southern Railway section, Tables J, K1 and Q http://streamlinermemories.info/South/SOU52TT.pdf
- ^ Official Guide to the Railways, January 1950, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad section, Tables 30, 37
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Preceding station | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Columbia – Wilmington | Sumter toward Wilmington
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Preceding station | Southern Railway | Following station | ||
Killian toward Charlotte
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Charlotte – Savannah | Cayce toward Savannah
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Montgomery toward Greenville
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Greenville – Branchville | Childs toward Branchville
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Alston toward Asheville
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Asheville – Columbia | Terminus | ||
Cayce toward Augusta
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Augusta – Columbia |
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- Tudor Revival architecture in South Carolina
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1902
- Transportation in Columbia, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Columbia, South Carolina
- Former Southern Railway (U.S.) stations
- Former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations
- Union stations in the United States
- Former railway stations in South Carolina
- Columbia, South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- South Carolina transportation stubs
- Columbia, South Carolina building and structure stubs