Dothan station

The Dothan station, also known as Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot, is a historic train station in Dothan, Alabama. It was built in 1907 as the largest and busiest on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad between Montgomery, Alabama, and Thomasville, Georgia and replaced a former freight depot. The Atlantic Coast Line merged with the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1967 to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. In 1971, Amtrak took over passenger rail service in the United States and Dothan station was served by the Floridian until 1979.

Dothan, AL
Inter-city rail station
General information
Location	Powell Avenue and Headland Avenue, Dothan, Alabama USA
Owned by	Wiregrass Transit Authority
History
Closed	1979
Rebuilt	early 2000s
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Thomasville toward St. Petersburg or Miami Floridian Montgomery toward Chicago Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station Grimes toward Montgomery Montgomery – Waycross Cowart toward Waycross Terminus Dothan – Abbeville Grimes toward Abbeville Grimes toward Elba Elba – Dothan Terminus
Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
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Location	Jct. of Powell St. and Headland Ave., Dothan, Alabama
Coordinates	31°13′50″N 85°23′30″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907 (1907)
NRHP reference No.	93001519[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 21, 1994
Designated ARLH	August 3, 1990[2]

The depot is two stories, with a one-story portion on the western third. The first story's hipped roof wraps around the entire building, and has deep eaves supported by large brackets. All windows are two-over-two sashes with heavy granite sills and lintels. Double-leaf doors with transoms led to the two waiting rooms. The track side has a projecting bay that served as the ticketing window.^[3]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
2. "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage as of April 7, 2023" (PDF). ahc.alabama.gov. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
3. Dollar, John M.; Chloe Mercer (September 1992). "Atlantic Coastline Railroad Passenger Depot". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.