{"nrhp_refnum":"78000968","name":"Ringgold Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"U.S. 41","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ringgold","county":"Catoosa County","state":"GA","lat":34.91549205000007,"lon":-85.10762780599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone railroad depot on the Western and Atlantic (now L&N) line at U.S. Highway 41 in Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia, built about 1849-50 with Garrett V. Margeram as masonry contractor.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of Georgia's few remaining antebellum depots, built of native stone in a utilitarian style when most depots were wood. It is tied to the Western and Atlantic Railroad's opening of interior Georgia to commerce. It also served as a focus of transportation and military activity during the Civil War, especially the Battle of Ringgold, and survived when many wooden depots were destroyed.","narrative":"Ringgold Depot is a long, rectangular stone railroad building beside the tracks at U.S. Highway 41 in Ringgold, Georgia. Built around 1849-50 for the state-owned Western and Atlantic Railroad, it measures roughly 33 by 192 feet, with sandstone walls, arched sliding-door openings and a ticket bay window. Stonework was contracted to Garrett V. Margeram. The line linked Atlanta and Chattanooga and opened interior Georgia to commercial traffic, and Ringgold became a busy railroad boomtown. During the Civil War the depot and town saw troop movements, occupation and the Battle of Ringgold in November 1863. Orders were given to burn the town and depot, yet the stone building survived, though damaged and later repaired, while many wooden depots were lost. It is considered one of Georgia's few remaining antebellum depots, built in a plain, functional manner. It continues to serve as a freight depot and remains a focal point of the community.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Contractor: G.V. Margeram","architectural_style":"Utilitarian style, not reflecting architectural trends of the day","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a freight depot; passenger service has been discontinued. Condition listed as good and slightly altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.992299-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/78000968.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000968/047f18477b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000968/047f18477b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"KudzuVine","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ringgold_Depot,_Ringgold_(Catoosa_County,_Georgia).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">KudzuVine</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ringgold_Depot,_Ringgold_(Catoosa_County,_Georgia).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93207257","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringgold_Depot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85797301"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/catoosa-county/ringgold-depot-78000968/"}