South Carolina Western Railway Station
National Register Listing
Street Address:
129 Russell St., Darlington, SC (Darlington County)
Alternate Name:
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Station
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817716024
Description and Narrative:
(Seaboard Air Line Railroad Station) The South Carolina Western Railway Station is significant for its association with several railway companies that played major roles in Darlington’s economy in the first half of the twentieth century. The station was completed in 1911. Rectangular in plan, the brick building has projecting rectangular bays at the center of its north and south sides. The hipped roof features a bell-cast profile, red clay tile, and wide bracketed eaves. On the north and south slopes of the roof are intersecting gables, each containing a Palladian window and wood shingle siding. Piercing the roof at the ridgeline are two brick interior chimneys, which are paneled. Windows are double-hung, one-over-one, with sandstone sills and lintels. Doors of the asymmetrical north and south elevations are paneled and have operable transoms. The South Carolina Western Railway was chartered in Darlington on August 26, 1910. The rail line from McBee to Darlington was open to service on May 15, 1911, and the passenger station was completed shortly thereafter. Lawrence Reese, a black master carpenter who had constructed many houses in Darlington, built the station. Listed in the National Register February 10, 1988.
Period of Significance:
1911
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Architecture;Transportation
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
February 10 1988
