{"nrhp_refnum":"77001015","name":"Goldsboro Union Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 North Carolina St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Goldsboro","county":"Wayne County","state":"NC","lat":35.384875532000024,"lon":-78.00388339099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1977-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick railroad station with flanking one-story wings and an adjoining train shed, located at 101 North Carolina Street at the head of E. Walnut Street in southwest Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina. It was designed by Leitner & Wilkins and built between 1907 and 1909.","why_significant":"The station was among the most ambitious railroad buildings in North Carolina when built and expressed Goldsboro's importance as a railroad center. It was built as a joint station for three railroads and prompted development of the surrounding streets and subdivision. It remains a landmark in a town whose history was shaped by the railroad.","narrative":"Goldsboro Union Station is a brick railroad depot built between 1907 and 1909 at the head of East Walnut Street in southwest Goldsboro. Wilmington architects Leitner and Wilkins designed it for joint use by the Norfolk and Southern, Southern, and Atlantic Coast Line railroads. The main block has two stories and a three-story central tower, with gabled one-story wings, curved parapets, yellow brick quoins, and porches on heavy brick posts. A train shed with cast-iron columns stands beside it. Inside, two waiting rooms retain terrazzo floors, Ionic pilasters, and a coffered ceiling. The building cost $72,024 and was completed in June 1909. Its construction led to the laying out of nearby blocks, and the city limits were expanded to include it. It reflected Goldsboro's standing as a rail hub and was among the state's most ambitious railroad buildings. Passenger service ended in 1968, and a builders supply company bought the site in 1972.","period_of_significance":"1907-1909","architect_builder":"Leitner & Wilkins, Wilmington (Joseph F. Leitner, official architect for the Atlantic Coast Line)","architectural_style":"Eclectic (with classical trim and Neo-Classical interior)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Passenger service ended and the station closed in 1968; since 1972 a building supply company has used the property for its truss department, and the station is described as no longer active as a station.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.167138-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/7228/47722829/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/77001015.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001015/00d006f63c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/77001015/00d006f63c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"APK","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldsboro_Union_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">APK</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goldsboro_Union_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722829","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldsboro_Union_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5580289"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/wayne-county/goldsboro-union-station-77001015/"}