Atlanta Union Station (1871)

Atlanta's second Union Station was built in 1871 on the site of the 1853 station, burned in mid November 1864 when Federal forces left Atlanta for the March to the Sea. It was built in Second Empire style, designed by architect Max Corput. It was located at what is now Wall Street between Pryor Street and Central Avenue.

Atlanta Union Station
Atlanta's 1871 Union Station
General information
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
United States
Coordinates33.7526411°N 84.3891037°W / 33.7526411; -84.3891037
Construction
ArchitectMax Corput
History
Opened1871
Former services
Atlanta & West Point Railroad (before 1905)
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway (before 1915)
Central of Georgia Railway (before 1905)
Georgia Railroad
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Seaboard Air Line Railroad (before 1919)
Southern Railway (before 1905)
Western & Atlantic Railroad
Atlanta's 1871 Union Station
Atlanta's 1871 Union Station

It was replaced by the 1930 Union Station three blocks northwest and one block southwest.

As of 2011, a parking structure is located on the site of the 1853 and 1871 stations.

Notable people

Philanthropist Carrie Steele Logan worked at the station as a matron for many years.[1]

References
  1. Minnie L. Perry, "The Carrie Steele Orphanage of Atlanta, Ga." in W. E. B. DuBois, ed., Some Efforts of American Negroes for Their Own Social Betterment (Atlanta University 1898): 60-61.
  • Storey, Steve. "Atlanta Union Station of 1871". Rail Georgia.
  • Cox, Jim (2011). Rails Across Dixie: A History of Passenger Trains in the American South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 327. ISBN 9780786445288. OCLC 609716000.
  • Caldwell, Wilber W. (2001). The courthouse and the depot: the architecture of hope in an age of despair (first ed.). Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-86554-748-3.

33.7528°N 84.3891°W / 33.7528; -84.3891

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