Peachtree Southern Railway Station
Also known as: Brookwood Station
Why it's listed
Brookwood Station is a compact brick railway station at Peachtree and Deering Roads in Atlanta. Opened just after midnight on March 17, 1918, it was designed by Hentz, Reid and Adler as an Italian Renaissance pavilion. The Peachtree facade has three bays divided by wide brick pilasters, each bay holding a Palladian-style entrance with Corinthian columns and a small canopy. A garden on the south side frames a statue of Southern Railway president Samuel Spencer. Behind the building, stairs lead from a concourse to a covered platform about 1,100 feet long, arranged so passengers never cross tracks. It was built as a suburban convenience station, not a main terminal. Once Terminal Station (demolished 1972) and Union Station (demolished 1973) were gone, it became the last passenger terminal in Atlanta. The nomination values its human scale and its intact appearance, and it was listed for its transportation role and its architecture.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is the last surviving passenger terminal in Atlanta, a city whose growth depended on the railroads. It is also significant architecturally as a work of the eminent Atlanta firm Hentz, Reid and Adler and as a good example of the "through station" concept applied to a suburban terminal.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 76000628, listed September 14, 1976. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 1688 Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta |
|---|---|
| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | September 14, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76000628 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1918 |
| Architect / builder | Hentz, Reid, and Adler |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance pavilion |
| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as occupied and in use for transportation, in excellent condition and unaltered; still serves a few passenger trains, though its continued operation is described as questionable. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 33.79935, -84.39242 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 76000628.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7157723
- This listing as JSON
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