Tour of Homes

21 East Liberty St.

A pivotal building, built circa 1901, the York Railway Depot is one story high with a gable roof. Brackets can be seen under the roofing and around the windows and doors. The doors are composed of beaded clapboards. Original shingles remain on the roof. The exterior wall material is clapboard. The Kings Mountain Railroad was established in 1852 and connected Yorkville with a main railroad line running from Charlotte to Gastonia, NC and then to Atlanta. The local line was eventually extended to Chester and made connection there with the Charlotte-to-Columbia main line. It ultimately became part of the Southern system. This was a passenger and freight depot. When the line was abandoned during the early 1980s, the Railroad Company leased the property to the City of York for a token sum. The building was recently renovated by the city and houses the Chamber of Commerce and other civic and service organizations.

North side East Liberty Street