Union Station (Columbia, South Carolina)

Union Station
Location 401 S. Main St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°59′25″N 81°1′46″W / 33.99028°N 81.02944°W / 33.99028; -81.02944Coordinates: 33°59′25″N 81°1′46″W / 33.99028°N 81.02944°W / 33.99028; -81.02944
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1915 (1915)
Architect Milburn, Frank P.
Architectural style Tudor Revival, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP Reference # 73001728[1]
Added to NRHP June 19, 1973

Union Station, 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 noted architect Frank Pierce Milburn for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Southern Railway.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Florence Bacher Myers (May 1973). "Union Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "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.


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