Blackshear Depot

Blackshear, Italy

The Blackshear Depot is a train station located at 200 S. Central Ave. in Blackshear, Georgia. The station was built in 1917 by the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway It was used for passenger service into the 1950s and freight service in the 1970s. It is adjacent to the city hall and city park. It

was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is a one-story brick building with a long rectangular form, typical of depots in Georgia. It has a wide-eaved hipped roof over the main portion of the building, which held passenger waiting rooms and offices. It has a gabled-end roof over the long freight warehouse section of the building.

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