Delray Beach station (Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
The Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station (also known as the Delray Beach Railroad Station) is a historic Seaboard Air Line Railway depot in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. The station is located at 1525 West Atlantic Avenue.
Delray Beach, FL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| inter-city rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A view of the station from 2011, prior to the fire that largely destroyed it in 2020. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Depot Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Closed | April 2, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| May 2, 1991 | Tri-Rail service ends | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 25, 2020 | Heavily damaged by arson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Delray Beach Seaboard Air Line Railway Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West view of the old station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Delray Beach, Florida, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°27′49″N 80°5′27″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Gustav Maass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 86002172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constructed in 1927 and designed by Gustav Maass of the West Palm Beach architectural firm of Harvey & Clarke, it is identical to the Homestead Seaboard station further south, with the sole exception of its use of plain stucco rather than corinthian arches. In addition, the northern end of the station containing what was the freight room has been modified and enlarged since its original construction. The station was also identical to the Boynton Beach Seaboard depot just to the north, the destruction of which was authorized by the city of Boynton Beach in 2006 despite its historic nature.
Amtrak continued passenger service to the station after taking over the Seaboard Silver Meteor and Silver Star routes in 1971. Tri-Rail began commuter rail service to the station in 1989, but in 1991 moved to a new Delray Beach station a few blocks south because of legal squabbles with the then-owner of the Seaboard station and poor access. Passenger service to the station halted completely in 1995 when Amtrak began using the Tri-Rail station as its Delray Beach stop.
The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1986, and purchased by the city of Delray Beach in 2005 for $1.6 million.
On February 25, 2020, the station was largely destroyed by arson, and it was not known at the time if the city of Delray Beach would continue with the restoration. After sitting vacant and abandoned for almost a year, in January 2021 the city announced a $2.6 million plan to fully restore the building with plans to move the city's Health and Wellness Center and Department of Human Resources to the restored structure once work is complete.