{"nrhp_refnum":"86000916","name":"Barnesville Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Plaza Way and Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnesville","county":"Lamar County","state":"GA","lat":33.054493914000034,"lon":-84.15572261399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-04-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick railroad passenger depot built in 1913 at Plaza Way and Main Street in central Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia, designed by the Central of Georgia Railroad's Chief Engineer.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a good, intact example of a small-town railroad passenger depot with ticket office and waiting rooms. It was the town's main link to the outside world and the site of local events, including World War I troop departures, the celebration of Lamar County's creation in 1920, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1938 arrival.","narrative":"Built in 1913 beside the tracks in central Barnesville, this brick passenger depot served a small agricultural and commercial center. It was designed by the Central of Georgia Railroad's Chief Engineer. Its features include wood-framed windows and doors, a fifteen-foot roof overhang carried on large brackets, and scalloped gables. Inside are a large waiting room, a ticket and office section, a smaller waiting room and a baggage room; the two waiting rooms were originally separate for white and Black passengers. The depot replaced a tiny earlier station that passengers had criticized. It was the town's chief tie to the outside world and the setting for local soldiers leaving for World War I, celebrations when Lamar County was created in 1920, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1938 visit to dedicate a rural electric cooperative. Passenger service ended in 1971, and a citizen campaign saved the building from demolition. It was later restored by a local historical society for use as a museum and meeting space.","period_of_significance":"1912-1913","architect_builder":"Central of Georgia Railroad, Chief Engineer","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Undergoing restoration for use as a meeting space and museum after brief use as a restaurant; passenger service ended in 1971.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:42.943365-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/86000916.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000916/2bebb19a36-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000916/2bebb19a36-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Michael Rivera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnesville_Depot_and_fountain.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Rivera</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnesville_Depot_and_fountain.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"95000733","name":"Barnesville Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/georgia/barnesville-commercial-historic-district-95000733/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208759","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnesville_station_(Georgia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24197385"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/lamar-county/barnesville-depot-86000916/"}