ACL Railroad Station, Mount Dora, Florida

The Old Mount Dora A.C.L. Railroad Station was originally constructed in 1886 in downtown Mount Dora, Florida. The town would go through about three depots. The third and final depot was built in 1915. It was a one story building, built in the Frame Vernacular architectural style. At that time in history it took about $ 8000 to complete the construction. It was built through the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which primarily served the South, covering distances from Alabama to Florida to Virginia.

The last passenger train to pass through Mount Dora made it’s last strip in 1950, while freight was still running until 1973. From 1973, this third depot has been adapted to house the local Chamber of Commerce for Mount Dora. It was added to the National Registry in 1992, with historic significance listed as an event. That event was the fact that it was the third and last depot built in Mount Dora and that in 1950, it was the last time an Atlantic Coast Railroad passenger train would run on the this line. The area of significance and the historic function are both denoted as transportation, as it was based on the railroad. [1]

It is now a privately owned building, functioning as the Chamber of Commerce, where information pertaining to the town as well as the historic background of the station can be found.

[1]

“Florida Lake County,” National Register of Historic Places, accessed 19 October 2013, http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Lake/state.html, Old Mount Dora A.C.L. Railroad Station.