Pinewood Depot

National Register Listing

Street Address:

Jct. of East Ave. and Clarke St., Pinewood, SC (Sumter County)

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817743016

Description and Narrative:

Pinewood was founded in 1888 when the railroad made this rural community a station on the line to Sumter. The Pinewood Depot was erected by 1889 in the center of the village and was the center of the community during the heyday of the railroad. It is a one-story gable end building with a metal roof and board and batten siding. The wide eaves of the roof are supported by curved knee braces and the ends of the rafters are sawn to form an ellipse. Though abandoned for use after passenger rail transportation ceased in the mid-twentieth century, the depot is still viewed by residents of Pinewood as an important landmark. It is symbolic of the importance of rail transportation in the rural agricultural communities of the state. The depot was a conduit not only for travel, but also for mail, the transportation of goods, and was a window to the outside world. Most importantly, the Pinewood Depot is the last railroad depot standing in Sumter County. Listed in the National Register June 10, 1997

Period of Significance:

circa 1889

Level of Significance:

Local

Area of Significance:

Transportation

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

June 10 1997

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