West Point Freight Depot
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Why it's listed
Beside the railroad tracks at the Georgia-Alabama line in West Point stands a brick freight depot made up of a long one-story warehouse and a two-story office block. The warehouse dates to about 1887, and the office section was added around 1899-1900 from plans by the railroad's resident engineer in Montgomery. Its walls are plain, load-bearing brick, and heavy timber roof trusses with iron tie rods let the freight room span without interior posts. The Atlanta and West Point Railroad used it to store and ship goods, and local merchants depended on rail for deliveries. Chattahoochee Valley Railway leased the building from 1974 and altered it for maintenance work, but the walls, roof structure and overall form survive. CSX gave it to the City of West Point in 1998, and it has been vacant since 1992. It is the town's only surviving historic railroad building and one of its oldest, and local groups are pursuing restoration.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is a good example of a late 19th-century urban brick railroad building that keeps its long, narrow form, thick brick walls and heavy timber roof trusses. It is also significant for transportation as a freight facility on the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, which linked Atlanta and Montgomery. It is the only historic railroad building left in West Point.
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 05000075, listed February 24, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 305 W. 5th St., West Point |
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| County | Troup County |
| Listed | February 24, 2005 |
| Reference number | 05000075 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1887-1954 |
| Architect / builder | Atlanta and West Point Railroad, Resident Engineer's Office, Montgomery, Alabama |
| Architectural style | No style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant since the Chattahoochee Valley Railway left in 1992; owned by the City of West Point and awaiting a new use, with restoration efforts under way. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 32.87422, -85.18425 (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.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 05000075.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q134465632
- This listing as JSON
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