{"nrhp_refnum":"82003482","name":"Union Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"E. Railroad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Selma","county":"Johnston County","state":"NC","lat":35.53264896100006,"lon":-78.28018383699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Union Station is a one-story, gable-roofed brick railroad passenger station at the intersection of the Atlantic Coastline and Southern Railroads in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built in 1924 and designed by A.M. Griffin, staff architect of the Atlantic Coastline Railroad.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the station reflects the railroads' central role in Selma's development and the town's economic prosperity of the 1920s. It also presents the building as a fine example of Griffin's work, with a V-plan that gave sheltered access to tracks of both railroads.","narrative":"Built in 1924 at the crossing of the Atlantic Coastline and Southern Railroads in Selma, Union Station is a one-story brick building with a gable roof and a two-story control tower and telegraph office at the apex of its V-plan. The plan allowed sheltered access to tracks of both lines. Dark brown brick is set against white concrete lintels and horizontal bands, and the interior keeps its original woodwork, apart from the wooden settees. Designed by A.M. Griffin, staff architect of the Atlantic Coastline, the station replaced an inadequate wood-frame depot and opened for passenger use on July 19, 1924. Selma's founding and growth depended on the railroads, and the station is regarded as a reminder of that link and of the prosperity of the 1920s. Passenger service ended in the 1970s, and the building has been empty since, awaiting reuse.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"A.M. Griffin (architect)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Closed in 197 when passenger service ended; the Town of Selma, which purchased the building in 1977, is seeking an adaptive re-use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.202369-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/15/7181/47718115/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003482.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003482/0ef47cc736-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003482/0ef47cc736-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"DanTD (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Selma-Smithfield_CSX_Freight-2-.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">DanTD (talk)</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:Selma-Smithfield_CSX_Freight-2-.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718115","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma_Union_Depot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7448753"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/johnston-county/union-station-82003482/"}