Exterior detail, Winston-Salem Union Station (Davis Garage), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Winston-Salem Union Station -- Davis Garage (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Exterior detail, Winston-Salem Union Station (Davis Garage), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Beaux-Arts (style)
Columns
Railroad stations
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1172pnc010
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Winston-Salem (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Winston-Salem Union Station -- Davis Garage (Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Fellheimer & Wagner more info on Fellheimer & Wagner
- Contractor:
- Northeastern Construction Co. more info on Northeastern Construction Co. (New York, N.Y.)
- Built:
- Community:
- Winston-Salem
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- The Southern, Norfolk & Western, and Winston-Salem Southbound companies formed the Winston-Salem Terminal Corp. to build this union station.
- Architectural note:
- The Beaux Arts building is composed of steel and concrete and faced with Flemish-bond brick and limestone. It also features a Corinthian portico.
- Historical note:
- In 1975, five years after train service ended, a local mechanic converted the building into an automotive garage and preserved all the original details. Union Station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Winston-Salem (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Railroad stations