Union Station
National Register of Historic Places

Union Station

Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Listed
October 22, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
86002908

About this property

Union Station, also known as Columbia Railway Depot is an historic train depot in the city of Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. The depot was completed in 1905 by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway (NC&StL) and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (LN) as a union station.

Location

Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
35.60823, -87.03732

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 86002908. It was listed on October 22, 1986.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Rally Hill
Civil War
0.4 mi
Columbia Central High School
Industrial
0.4 mi
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Early Republic
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Columbia, Tennessee (1862)
1862Civil War
0.5 mi
Battle of Columbia (Tennessee)
1864Civil War
0.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Union Station listed on the National Register?

Union Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Union Station?

Union Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Station?

The period of significance for Union Station is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1905.

Can I research the history near Union Station?

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