Evergreen, AL
The station building in 2012
General information
LocationEvergreen, Alabama
Other information
Station codeEVE
History
Opened1907 (L&N)
October 27, 1989 (Amtrak)
ClosedApril 1, 1995 (Amtrak)
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Brewton
toward Mobile
 Gulf Breeze Greenville
toward Birmingham
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Sparta
toward New Orleans
 Main Line Owassa
toward Cincinnati
Louisville and Nashville Depot
Louisville and Nashville Depot (Evergreen, Alabama) is located in Alabama
Louisville and Nashville Depot (Evergreen, Alabama)
Louisville and Nashville Depot (Evergreen, Alabama) is located in the United States
Louisville and Nashville Depot (Evergreen, Alabama)
LocationSW end of Front St., Evergreen, Alabama
Coordinates31°25′57.9″N 86°57′20″W / 31.432750°N 86.95556°W / 31.432750; -86.95556
Arealess than one acre
Built1907 (1907)
Built byLouisville & Nashville Railroad
NRHP reference No.75000308[1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1975

The Louisville and Nashville Depot is a historic railroad station in Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.

History

The station building was constructed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1907 at a cost of $14,911 (equivalent to $468,312 in 2022 adjusted for inflation). During the early 19th century, the station served as a gathering place for one of the social occasions of the small town, the meeting of the Sunday afternoon train.[2]

It is now in a very good state of preservation, although it was threatened by demolition during the 1970s.[2] The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1975.[1]

The last train service to utilize the station was Amtrak's Gulf Breeze, which stopped in Evergreen during its run from 1989 to 1995.

Design

The one-story wood-frame building rests atop a low concrete foundation. It is roughly cruciform in plan, measuring 167 by 49 feet (51 m × 15 m) at its widest points.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Louisville and Nashville Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved April 28, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".

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