{"nrhp_refnum":"82002422","name":"Calhoun Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Between Court and Oothcalooga Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Calhoun","county":"Gordon County","state":"GA","lat":34.50186553800006,"lon":-84.95322620599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick railroad depot in the center of Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, built in 1852-53 beside the Western and Atlantic line between Atlanta and Chattanooga. It contains an office, waiting room, freight warehouse and loading platform.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot is significant in architecture and transportation. It is an unpretentious antebellum depot built for its essential functions, reflecting frontier North Georgia. It also symbolizes the railroad's effect on the area, including the town's selection as county seat and the line's Civil War role.","narrative":"Beside the railroad tracks in downtown Calhoun, Georgia, stands a one-story brick depot built in 1852-53 for the state-owned Western and Atlantic Railroad. It holds an office, a waiting room and a large freight warehouse with an exposed beam ceiling, and loading platforms run along parts of the exterior. Brick piers, arched freight entrances and flat stone lintels give it a plain, utilitarian look. Its significance rests on architecture and transportation. The depot represents the simple antebellum stations Georgia built as the line was completed from Atlanta to Chattanooga, and its brick construction helped it survive the Civil War. The railroad also shaped the town: the community that grew around the depot became the seat of Gordon County in 1850 and was renamed Calhoun. The line served as a wartime supply route and figured in the Great Locomotive Chase. Passenger service ended in the 1960s, though freight use continues. Some alterations to doors, windows, platforms and interior rooms have occurred since 1910.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still partly used by the railroad for freight; passenger service ended in the 1960s. The building is altered but in good condition, and the waiting room is currently inaccessible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:41.454679-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002422.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002422/7a60620d76-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002422/7a60620d76-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Amesmultimedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calhoun_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Amesmultimedia</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:Calhoun_Depot.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"11000332","name":"Calhoun Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/calhoun-downtown-historic-district-11000332/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208448","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calhoun_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28153488"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/gordon-county/calhoun-depot-82002422/"}