Trenton Depot

This article is about the railroad station in Florida. For the station in New Jersey, see Trenton Transit Center.
Trenton Depot

Trenton Depot
General information
Town or city SW corner of N Main St. & NW 4th Ave, Trenton, Florida
Country United States
Completed ca. 1905
Client Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Technical details
Structural system wooden frame
Design and construction
Architect unknown
Engineer Builder: unknown
A view of the east side

The Trenton Depot is a historic train station in Trenton, Florida. It was built in 1905 as a stop on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line from Newberry to Wilcox and on to Cross City.[1][2]

In 1989, the Trenton Depot was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[1]

In 2004, the Florida West Coast Railroad, which then operated the line through Trenton, was allowed to abandon all of its lines except for a short section leading west from Newberry.[3] In March 2010 the city of Trenton was approved for a 2011 state acquisition and development grant for the Trenton Depot.[4] In June 2010 Florida's governor and cabinet approved the state's purchase of a 9.33-mile corridor from Trenton Depot almost to Newberry for the Trenton-Newberry Rail Trail project.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 55, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
  2. Hammond's New Practical World Atlas, Hanover House, Garden City, NY: 1957, map of Florida, p. 55
  3. Federal Register, March 2004, Florida West Coast Railroad Company, Inc.--Abandonment and Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Alachua and Gilchrist Counties, FL
  4. Florids Heritage Grants Program, March 2011
  5. Florida Dept, of Environmental Regulation press release, June 8, 2010

Media related to Trenton Depot at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station   Atlantic Coast Line Railroad   Following station
Wilcox
Terminus
Wilcox Newberry
Tyler
toward Newberry

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