Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station

The Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station (also known as the Railroad Passenger Depot and Freight Station) is a historic site in Live Oak, Florida, United States. It is located at 208 North Ohio Avenue, on the corner of Haines Street Northeast. The station was built at one of two junctions of an Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Seaboard Air Line Railroad lines. The two railroads merged in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. On April 24, 1986, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Today, only the former SAL line survives.

Union Depot and Atlantic Coast Line Freight Station
Union Depot
LocationLive Oak, Florida
Coordinates30°17′49″N 82°59′1″W
Built1903, 1909[1]
Architectural styleMasonry Vernacular with Romanesque Revival elements[1]
NRHP reference No.86000860[2]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 1986

The Suwannee County Historical Museum is located in the depot. Exhibits include a telephone display, a 16th-century Timucaun Indian Village recreation and local history artifacts. The station is one block south of the Old Live Oak City Hall.

References

  1. "Suwanee County Historical Museum". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-25.
  2. "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Suwannee County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-25.
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Former services
Suwanee
toward Dupont
Dupont High Springs Padlock
toward High Springs


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