![Mount Dora Depot](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Mount_Dora_Depot.jpg)
The Old Mount Dora A. C. L. Railroad Station (also known as the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce) is a historic
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
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(ACL)
depot
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Brands and enterprises
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in
Mount Dora,
Florida
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. It is located at 341 North Alexander Street. It was built by ACL in 1915, replacing an earlier depot built in 1895 when the line was part of the
Plant System
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. The station's design, which includes elements of the
Queen Anne and
Romanesque Revival
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styles, is similar to other ACL stations of the era. The line was mainly used to ship citrus fruit and other agricultural products, though its passenger trains also brought tourists to the city. Passenger service ended in 1949, and the Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce bought the station in 1981.
On March 5, 1992, the station was added to the
U.S.
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National Register of Historic Places
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.
References
External links
Lake County listingsa
National Register of Historic PlacesFlorida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs*
Lake County listings*
Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad stations
Mount Dora
National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Florida
Transportation buildings and structures in Lake County, Florida
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1915
Mount Dora, Florida
1915 establishments in Florida
Railway stations closed in 1950
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