Seaboard Airline Railway Passenger Station
Rehabilitation
Seaboard Airline Railway Passenger Station -
North view
The Seaboard Airline Railway Passenger Station was constructed around the year 1918. It was a busy hub for people traveling to Atlanta or New York.
A wood frame structure had previously stood on this location on the former Georgia, Carolina, and Northern Railroad and was replaced by this building.
Rail passenger service ended on the Seaboard Airline Railway in the early 1950's. The building was then used as a signal maintenance department. Finally, in the early 1980's, the building was no longer in continuous use and began to deteriorate.
The Chester Metropolitan District received a grant from the State Department of Transportation in the amount of $197,348 to renovate this historic building.
This train station will be converted into a multipurpose building for use by the Chester Metropolitan District, Chester Sewer District and would be available for other governmental agencies' use.
The renovation is scheduled to be completed in three phases.
The initial phase, covered by this grant, will create a multipurpose 98 person capacity conference room, a pantry and restrooms.
The second phase, estimated to cost $127,000, will create office space for the billing and accounts payable departments, as well as computer technology equipment space.
The final phase would add a new drive-through for customers to pay bills.
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Chester Sewer District