Terminal Station (Macon, Georgia)

Terminal Station, Macon, Georgia, is a railroad station that was built in 1916, and is located on 5th St. at the end of Cherry St. It was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architect Alfred T. Fellheimer (1875–1959), prominent for his design of Grand Central Terminal in New York City in 1903. The station building is part of the Macon Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While no longer an active train station, it has been the location of the Macon Transit Authority bus hub since 2014.

Terminal Station
View of Terminal Station from Cherry Street
General information
Location200 Cherry St, Macon, Georgia
Macon-Bibb County
United States
Coordinates 32°50′1.557″N 83°37′34.7658″W
Owned byMacon-Bibb County Transit Authority
Transit authorityMacon-Bibb County Transit Authority
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingAt street level, on either side of the station
ArchitectAlfred T. Fellheimer
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Other information
Websitemta-mac.com/terminal-station
History
Opened1916
Closed1971
Former services
Preceding station Central of Georgia Railway Following station
Macon Junction
toward Atlanta
 Main Line Griswold
toward Savannah
Rutland
toward Lockhart
 Lockhart – Macon Terminus
Terminus Macon – Athens Ocmulgee Bridge
toward Athens
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Terminus Macon Subdivision Smithsonia
toward Vidalia
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Holton
toward Chattanooga
 Chattanooga – Jacksonville Reid
toward Jacksonville
Macon Historic District (Boundary Increase)
LocationRoughly, Adams St. and Linden Ave. S, W and N of Tattnall Sq. and Broadway and Third Sts. between Poplar and Pine Sts., Macon, Georgia
Area91 acres (37 ha)
Built1871 (1871)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.95000233
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 1995
Location
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