{"nrhp_refnum":"07000089","name":"Mineral Bluff Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"150 Railroad Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mineral Bluff","county":"Fannin County","state":"GA","lat":34.913000304000036,"lon":-84.27960524199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, rectangular brick railroad depot at 150 Railroad Avenue in Mineral Bluff, Fannin County, Georgia, built in 1887 by the Marietta and North Georgia Railroad as a passenger and freight depot.","why_significant":"The depot is significant under Criterion A for its direct association with rail transportation in Mineral Bluff. It is the only railroad-related building in the town and reflects how the railroad let the town grow through freight movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, supporting a tannery, timber companies and mining.","narrative":"Built in 1887, the Mineral Bluff Depot is a one-story brick building in downtown Mineral Bluff, Fannin County, Georgia. The Marietta and North Georgia Railroad constructed it to handle passengers and freight a year after the line reached the county. It has a side-gable metal roof with wood knee braces, round-arched openings and brick pilasters between the bays. The passenger entrance faces Railroad Avenue, while the freight entrance and platform face the tracks. Inside, the depot once held a waiting room, office and freight room. The depot was the focal point for shipping lumber and agricultural products. Passenger service ended in 1949, and an agent staffed the building until freight service ceased in the late 1950s. As the only railroad-related building in the town, it shows how the railroad helped Mineral Bluff prosper, supporting the Union Tannery, timber companies and mines. It was listed for its link to rail transportation. Rehabilitation as a railroad museum is under way.","period_of_significance":"1887-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Historic interior finishes were removed during stabilization; the depot is being rehabilitated with a Transportation Enhancement Activity grant for use as a railroad museum and excursion destination.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:43.098693-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/07000089.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000089/f73bf80ac1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000089/f73bf80ac1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Chris Teasdale","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_Bluff_Railroad_Depot.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Teasdale</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mineral_Bluff_Railroad_Depot.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207969","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_Bluff_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28153329"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fannin-county/mineral-bluff-depot-07000089/"}