{"nrhp_refnum":"80002800","name":"Southern Railway Passenger Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main and Webb Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Burlington","county":"Alamance County","state":"NC","lat":36.09391036000005,"lon":-79.43642406599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-05-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story red brick railroad passenger depot at the corner of Main and Webb Streets in downtown Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina, built in 1892 by the North Carolina Railroad Company.","why_significant":"The depot is argued to be representative of late nineteenth-century railroad stations from the railroad's \"Golden Age,\" many of which have been destroyed. Its bracketed overhang, quoined corners and octagonal tower are described as typical and distinctive features. It also stands as a local monument to Burlington's origins as a railroad town.","narrative":"Built in 1892 by the North Carolina Railroad Company, this one-story red brick depot in downtown Burlington is a rectangular building with a hipped slate roof, bracketed eaves, quoined stone corners, an asymmetrical octagonal tower and two triangular dormers. Its style is described as Victorian Tudor. The town began as the railroad's Company Shops village and was renamed Burlington in 1887 after the railroad moved its shops away. The depot served passengers, enlistees during the Civil War and World War I travelers until passenger service ended in 1962. It was moved about 100 feet in 1921 so Main Street could be opened, then slated for demolition in 1970 before a citizens' campaign helped save it. The city bought it in 1977 and moved it back to its original site in 1978. It is listed as an example of late nineteenth-century railroad architecture and as a reminder of the railroad's role in the town's growth.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1892)","architect_builder":"North Carolina Railroad Company","architectural_style":"Victorian Tudor","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Unoccupied at the time of nomination; owned by the City of Burlington, which moved the depot in 1978 back to its original 1892 site, with renovation planned as part of a civic center project.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.252139-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/7188/47718878/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/80002800.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718878","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_station_(Southern_Railway)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17560794"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/alamance-county/southern-railway-passenger-station-80002800/"}