Aiken Depot coming together
The construction currently taking place on Union Street is beginning to look more and more like Aiken’s original railroad depot each day.
Tim Simmons, chairman of the All Aboard! fundraising campaign, said members of the railroad committee are working closely with the depot’s architect and contractors that make sure the building’s interior and exterior are closely in line with what the depot looked like in the early 1900s. Workers with Stewart Builders Inc. are constructing the depot.
“There is a lot of effort to make sure the depot is historically in keeping with the original building,” said Simmons.
He said committee members are relying on historical documents and old photographs to assist them in trying to replicate the building.
The depot is being built north of Park Avenue on the Union Street right-of-way.
The $3 million project will serve as a railroad museum, complete with interactive railroad dioramas which will be stored on the second floor. The building will also be used as a visitor’s center for the City of Aiken and the office for the City of Aiken’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department.
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