Southern Railway Freight Station

Historic railway station in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Southern Railway Freight Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Southern Railway Freight Station (March 5, 2021)
35°44′30″N 81°40′56″W / 35.74167°N 81.68222°W / 35.74167; -81.68222
Area	0.35 acres (0.14 ha)
Built	c. 1929 (1929)
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Colonial Revival architecture
NRHP reference No.	100005993
Added to NRHP	December 29, 2020

Southern Railway Freight Station is a historic railway station located at Morganton, North Carolina. Built-in 1929, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

History

In 1929, the one-story 4,750-sq.ft Southern Railway Freight Station was completed. It is the third freight station for Morganton, located to the east of the passenger depot, on the north side of the railroad track. The station catered textile and furniture industries located in the Piedmont Triad.^[2]

After the development of highways and private automobiles throughout the 20th-century, the use of the freight station diminished. Till 1970, the Freight Station's building was in use as a warehouse for Morganton Hardware. And by 1994, it was in used as a furniture warehouse.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Southern Railway Freight Station, Morganton, NC" (PDF).
^ "National Register Adds Four North Carolina Historic Places | NC DNCR". www.ncdcr.gov. Retrieved April 18, 2021.