{"nrhp_refnum":"76000620","name":"Atlanta and West Point Railroad Freight Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"215 Decatur St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.75911398000005,"lon":-84.38273802099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-03-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A freight depot at 215 Decatur Street at McCord Place in Atlanta, Georgia, made up of an Italianate two-story brick office built about 1871 and an attached brick warehouse built 1886-1891.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the oldest extant and intact railroad structure associated with Atlanta's historic center, in a city that grew as a railroad hub. Its Italianate design, red sandstone quoins and cast iron window pediments are described as rare, with the pediments unique among standing Atlanta buildings. It is also presented as a visible link to the city's railroad origins.","narrative":"Near the Georgia State Capitol in downtown Atlanta, this railroad freight depot combines a two-story Italianate brick office, built about 1871, with a brick warehouse added between 1886 and 1891 to replace an earlier frame warehouse. The office has red sandstone quoins, a projecting central pavilion with a rusticated arched entrance, and cast iron triangular pediments over its windows. The warehouse has elliptical-arched loading doors and a wide clear-span timber and steel-rod truss roof. The roof of the office was later raised, and a timber loft was added to the warehouse, probably in 1921 under a concrete business tenant. The depot is described as the oldest extant and intact railroad structure tied to historic downtown Atlanta, a city that grew from a railroad terminus and was rebuilt after its destruction in 1864. Its cast iron pediments are called unique among standing Atlanta buildings, and nearby redevelopment plans recommended preserving it.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Marked occupied on the form. The warehouse later received a loft, probably in 1921, when it was leased to a concrete and cement business. The original train platforms have been removed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.065918-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/76000620.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208068","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/atlanta-and-west-point-railroad-freight-depot-76000620/"}