The Barnesville Depot is a

historic site A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. Historic sites are usually protected by law, and many have been rec ...

Barnesville, Georgia Barnesville is a city in Lamar County, Georgia, Lamar County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,755, up from 5,972 at the 2000 census. The city is the cou ...

. It was added to the

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on April 30, 1986. It is located at Plaza Way and Main Street. The station was constructed in 1912 for the

Central of Georgia Railway The Central of Georgia Railway started as the Central Rail Road and Canal Company in 1833. As a way to better attract investment capital, the railroad changed its name to Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia. This railroad was cons ...

. It is located at the junction of the Central's former Macon-Atlanta mainline and its branch to

Thomaston, Georgia Thomaston is a city in and the county seat of Upson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,170 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of and is included in the Thomaston, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is includ ...

. The building includes Spanish or

Mission architecture The Mission Revival style was part of an architectural movement, beginning in the late 19th century, for the revival and reinterpretation of American colonial styles. Mission Revival drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century ...

(red roof tile, tall chimney pots, and curvilinear gables) and replaced an earlier stone depot constructed in 1852 by the

Macon & Western Railroad The Macon and Western Railroad was an American railway company that operated in Georgia in the middle of the 19th century. Originally chartered as the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company in December 1833, it was not until 1838 that it opened for bus ...

. It is now used as an arts center.Barnesville Depot
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.'' The

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's ''Dixie Limited'' also made a stop there.''Official Guide of the Railways,'' Central of Georgia section, May 1945

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* {{Commons category-inline, Barnesville Depot Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Railway stations in the United States opened in 1912 National Register of Historic Places in Lamar County, Georgia Former Central of Georgia Railway stations Railway stations in Lamar County, Georgia Transportation in Lamar County, Georgia Former railway stations in Georgia (U.S. state)

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