Due West Railroad Depot

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Due West Depot

Street Address:

Depot Street (SR 113) at Bamboolevard, Due West, SC (Abbeville County)

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Date Surveyed:

August 26 1980

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1908

Historic Use:

Transportation

Current Use:

Residential/Domestic

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick Piers

Roof Shape:

Gable

Roof Materials:

Metal

Signficant Architectural Features:

1-story; rectangular; gable roof; 2 single doors w/4 panel doors; shed roof across front supported by plain wooden braces; irregular fenestration each side; mostly 2/2 light windows; each side has 1 single & 1 double doorway; 1 interior chimney; 1 small window (blocked-up) to rear.

Historical Information:

RR chartered 1907; first ran 1908 - single track from Due West to Donalds (4 miles); Galloway-president of RR; RR went out of business 1941; passenger and freight service operated out of building later (by road) by Robert Stone Galloway and Roland Hawthorne.

Survey:

Due West - City 1980-1981

Archives Location:

Box 10, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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