Niota station

Niota Depot
Niota station is located in Tennessee
Niota station
Location within Tennessee
LocationMain St., Niota, Tennessee
Coordinates35°30′55″N 84°32′46″W / 35.51514°N 84.54604°W / 35.51514; -84.54604
Built1853 (1853)
NRHP reference No.75002105[1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 1975

The Niota Depot is a historic railroad depot in Niota in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Built in 1853 by the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company, it is the oldest remaining pre–Civil War railroad depot in the state. On its construction it bore the original name of the town, as Mouse Creek Station.[2][3] It was briefly used as a makeshift fort by Unionist artillery companies tasked with guarding the railway.[4] In 1894, it was acquired by the Southern Railway Company, which used it continuously until 1972, whereupon it was acquired by the City of Niota. It now serves as the Niota city hall, and an events venue.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Benton, Ben (February 6, 2017). "Niota, Tennessee depot restoration begins". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Niota Depot History". City of Niota | TN. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Niota Depot- CWT | Civil War - Tennessee Vacation". classic.tnvacation.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Athens
toward Memphis
 Memphis – Bristol Reagan
toward Bristol

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