Lloyd Railroad Depot

Lloyd Railroad Depot
Lloyd Railroad Depot is located in Florida
Lloyd Railroad Depot
Lloyd Railroad Depot is located in the United States
Lloyd Railroad Depot
LocationLloyd, Florida
Coordinates30°28′40″N 84°1′19″W / 30.47778°N 84.02194°W / 30.47778; -84.02194
Built1858[2]
ArchitectMasonry Vernacular[2]
NRHP reference No.74000645[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1974

The Lloyd Railroad Depot (also known as Bailey's Mill Station or Number Two Station) is a historic depot building in Lloyd, Florida in the United States. Built in 1858 by the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad, it is the oldest brick railroad station in Florida and one of only three surviving railroad depots in the state built prior to the start of the American Civil War.[3][4] The Seaboard Air Line Railroad operated a local New Orleans - Jacksonville train on the line, making flag stops at the station, while the better known Gulf Wind passed through without stopping.[5]

The building closed in 1966 after its owner at the time, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad, discontinued that local service and donated it to the Jefferson County Historical Society.[6] A few years later, ownership was transferred to the Gulf Wind Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, who own it to this day.[7] On December 2, 1974, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The structure is located near the junction of SR 59 and Lester Lawrence Road. It is currently used as a post office.

Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Capitola
toward River Junction
 Tallahassee Subdivision Braswell
toward Jacksonville
  1. ^ "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Jefferson County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-20.
  2. ^ a b "Jefferson County listings". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
  3. ^ "History & Culture – Jefferson County, Florida". Government of Jefferson County, Florida. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Florida Civil War Heritage Trail" (PDF). Florida Division of Historical Resources. p. 28. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  5. ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' August 1949, Seaboard Air Line section, Table 11
  6. ^ "Village boasts oldest brick rail station". University of South Florida Scholar Commons. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "Historic Lloyd Depot". National Railway Historical Society, Gulf Wind Chapter. Retrieved December 21, 2016.