Crawford station (Georgia)

Crawford Depot is a historic train station in Crawford, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1977. The depot is located on U.S. 78; it dates from ca. 1848 and is used to house the Oglethorpe County Chamber of Commerce.

Crawford Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	U.S. 78, Crawford, Georgia
Coordinates	33°52′57″N 83°9′22″W
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1848
Built by	Georgia Railroad Company
NRHP reference No.	77000441[1]
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1977

According to local history, the building was constructed from Lithonia granite crossties which had been used by the Georgia Railroad. It's a rare example of a stone depot built by the Georgia Railroad.^[2]

The depot, when it was still active in 1967, with an Atlanta and West Point Railroad train on the tracks.

It is a one-story granite building approximately 41 feet (12 m) by 91 feet (28 m) in dimension. It is the only surviving stone depot building of the Georgia Railroad.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oglethorpe County, Georgia