National Register of Historic Places

Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot

Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina
Listed
November 19, 1971
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
71000617

About this property

Hamlet station is an Amtrak train station in Hamlet, North Carolina, United States, served by the daily Floridian. The station, built in 1900 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places individually and as part of the Main Street Commercial Historic District. Hamlet Station was originally built in 1900 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad as both a passenger station and a division headquarters. In addition to serving the Seaboard's mainline trains between Richmond and Florida (including the Silver Meteor and Silver Star), the station served until 1969 the Silver Comet to Birmingham. Until 1958, the SAL operated a daily passenger train from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Charlotte via Hamlet and Monroe. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971 as the Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot. That year, Amtrak took over intercity passenger service. Between 2001 and 2004 the entire Queen Anne-style station house was moved across a set of tracks for safety, and converted into a museum by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. On November 10, 2024, the Silver Star was merged with the Capitol Limited as the Floridian. Media related to Hamlet (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons Hamlet, NC – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)

Location

2 Main St.
Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina
34.88367, -79.69914

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot listed on the National Register?

Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1971.

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Seaboard Air Line Passenger Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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