Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property, Savannah

Name: Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property
Address: Savannah, United States

#118 among attractions in Savannah

Museum, History museum, Art museum

Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property

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Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property, Savannah

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Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property is the former administration building of the Central of Georgia Railway. The site complex includes several notable structures, including a freight house, a cotton yard with brick gates which it shares with the Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed, and a brick viaduct leading to a junction with the line along Louisville Road west of Boundary Street and the Savannah and Ogeechee Canal. The tracks were also located next to "The Gray Building," a Greek Revival structure built in 1856, which the C&G moved their headquarters to. This building became known as "The Red Building." ()

Built: 1854 (170 years ago)Coordinates: 32°4'37"N, 81°5'56"W

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Westside (Yamacraw Village)Savannah United States

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Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Savannah Civic Center, Green-Meldrim House, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Orleans Square.

~560 ftE
Convention center, Entertainment, Sport venue
Savannah Civic Center, Savannah
3 min walk • The Savannah Civic Center is a multi-purpose facility located in Savannah, Georgia, in Savannah Historic District. Built-in 1974, the facility consists of an arena, theatre, ballroom, and exhibit halls.
~1720 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Green-Meldrim House, Savannah
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~1200 ftW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah
6 min walk • The Georgia State Railroad Museum is a museum in Savannah, Georgia located at a historic Central of Georgia Railway site. It includes parts of the Central of Georgia Railway: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities National Historic Landmark District.
~1070 ftE
Park
Orleans Square, Savannah
6 min walk • Orleans Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the third row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West McDonough Street, and was laid out in 1815, shortly after the event it commemorates: General Andrew...
~1710 ftNE
Park
Franklin Square, Savannah
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~1330 ftSE
Park
Pulaski Square, Savannah
7 min walk • Pulaski Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of Orleans Square, west of Madison Square and north of Chatham Square. It is known for its live oaks.
~1940 ftS
Park
Chatham Square, Savannah
10 min walk • Chatham Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fifth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Wayne Street, and was laid out in 1847. It is south of Pulaski Square and west of Monterey Square in the southwestern corner of the city's grid of squares.
~1780 ftNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
First African Baptist Church, Savannah
9 min walk • First African Baptist Church, located in Savannah, Georgia, claims to be derived from the first black Baptist congregation in North America. While it was not officially organized until 1788, it grew from members who founded a congregation in 1773.
~1280 ftNE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Telfair Museums, Savannah
7 min walk • Telfair Museums, in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, was the first public art museum in the Southern United States.
~1950 ftE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Savannah
10 min walk • Juliette Gordon Low Historic District consists of three buildings—the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace also known as Wayne-Gordon House, First Girl Scout Headquarters, which was the carriage house for the Andrew Low House, converted for use by the Girl Scouts in May–June 1912, and...
~1840 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Sorrel Weed House, Savannah
9 min walk • The Sorrel–Weed House, or the Francis Sorrel House, is a historic landmark and Savannah Museum located at 6 West Harris Street in Savannah, Georgia. It represents one of the finest examples of Greek Revival and Regency architecture in Savannah and was one of the first two homes in the State of Georgia to be made a State Landmark in 1954.

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Which popular attractions are close to Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property?

Nearby attractions include SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2 min walk), Savannah History Museum, Savannah (3 min walk), Savannah History Museum, Savannah (3 min walk), Orleans Square, Savannah (6 min walk).

How to get to Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property by public transport?

The nearest stations to Central of Georgia Railway Company Shop Property:

Bus

G • Lines: 17 (5 min walk)
I • Lines: 25 (5 min walk)

Tram

Stop • Lines: Rssc (17 min walk)