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Central of Georgia Railroad, Passenger Station & Train Shed, 301 West Broad Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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Central of Georgia Railroad, Passenger Station & Train Shed, 301 West Broad Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA

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Summary

Significance: Component part of a large complex of mid-19th century railroad structures, which collectively constitute one of the oldest such facilities in the country. These buildings were the last major additions to the complex. The train shed is the earliest remaining example of tricomposite truss construction in America.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1392
Survey number: HABS GA-2167
Building/structure dates: 1861 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1876 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000610

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Schwaab, Augustus
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Location

Savannah, Georgia, United States32.07875, -81.09792
Google Map of 32.0787541, -81.0979152
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