Wikipedia - Port Orange station

Riches - Port Orange FEC Freight Depot

National Park Service - National Register of Historic Places

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This depot was originally constructed in 1894 as two buildings.

This depot was constructed by the narrow gauge St. Johns & Halifax Railway a division of the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Indian River Railway.

On December 31, 1885, Henry Flagler purchased the Jacksonville, St. Augustine & Indian River Railway.

In September 1895 Henry Flagler changed the name to the Florida East Coast Railway.

This initial buildings included a passenger depot, FEC building #245, which was built immediately south of Dunlawton Avenue with the platform facing north. A second building, a freight depot, FEC building #246, was constructed south of the passenger depot. In 1924, the two buildings were joined as a passenger station. Regular passenger service stopped in 1932. In February 1938, the building was remodeled to its current appearance. The windows, pedestrian doors and waiting platform were removed.

This building continued to be used as a freight depot until 1964.

This depot continued to be a flag stop until January 21, 1963.

In 1966 this depot was purchased and moved 500 feet north.

This depot was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places on February 5, 1998. In 2015 the city of Port Orange purchased the depot with the intent to restore the building.

References:

Michael Milligan, Railroad Depots of Central Florida (Arcadia Publishing, 2008).

National Registry of Historic Places: Port Orange Florida East Coast Railway Freight Depot, January 9, 1998.

Seth H. Bramson, Florida East Coast Railway (Arcadia Publishing).

FEC freight, employee and passenger timetables 1955-1965.