Myrtle Beach Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station
National Register Listing
Street Address:
B/W Jackson St. and 8th Avenue, Myrtle Beach, SC (Horry County)
Alternate Name:
Myrtle Beach Train Depot
NRHP Nomination
Record Number:
S10817726015
Description and Narrative:
The Myrtle Beach Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Station, constructed in 1937, is significant for its role in the transport of passengers and materials into Myrtle Beach during its early period of growth and prosperity, as an unusual variant of the standard railroad station used by the Atlantic Coast Line (ACL) Railroad during the first half of the twentieth century, and for its association with the Myrtle Beach Farms Company, who was responsible for the construction of the station and for the development of Myrtle Beach into a vacation destination in the early and mid twentieth century. The Myrtle Beach Farms Company was organized in 1912 and was a major factor in the development of Myrtle Beach from a naval stores operation into a thriving beach community because of their large land holdings. In 1936 the company entered into a land exchange with the ACL Railroad in which the company was responsible for constructing the new depot and then relinquishing ownership to the railroad. This one-story rectangular building was constructed with the standard ACL bi-level floor plan that has a raised freight room with steps leading down to the lobby/office area. However, the exterior architectural detailing, reflecting Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Mission stylistic influences, is much more elaborate than other ACL Railroad stations in the south. The station has a hipped roof, brick bearing walls, a stepped parapet roof in the square bay, nine-over-nine windows, concrete sills, a decorative belt course above the windows, scroll-sawn rafter ends and a large roof overhang with open eaves. Listed in the National Register July 22, 2002.
Period of Significance:
1937
Level of Significance:
Local
Area of Significance:
Transportation;Architecture;Community Planning and Development
National Register Determination:
listed
Date of Certification:
July 22 2002
