Central of Georgia Railroad, Passenger Station & Train Shed, 301 West Broad Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Schwaab, Augustus
Location
Savannah, Georgia, United States, 32.07875, -81.09792
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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