The story
SCAD transformed the historic 1860 railroad complex into a world-class contemporary art museum. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc designed the modern addition. The museum preserves the original railroad roundhouse while exhibiting cutting-edge contemporary art.
Everything that was here
- 2002–present
SCAD Museum of Artart museum
SCAD transformed the historic 1860 railroad complex into a world-class contemporary art museum. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc designed the modern addition. The museum preserves the…
See the map in 2003 → - 1860–1971
Central of Georgia Railway Passenger TerminalRailroad Station
The Central of Georgia Railway was one of the most important railroads in the antebellum South. This Greek Revival passenger station served as the gateway to Savannah for over a century. The railroad complex is a…
See the map in 1861 → - 1853–1971
Central of Georgia Railway Stationrailroad station
Oldest surviving antebellum railroad complex in the United States. National Historic Landmark. Gothic Revival passenger station completed 1860.
See the map in 1854 →
Connected places
Beach Institute
Poetter Hall (SCAD)
Jen Library (SCAD)
Armstrong-Kessler Mansion
Lucas Theatre (Original Movie Palace)
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Nearby history
Thunderbird Inn
Battlefield Memorial Park
Archibald Bulloch House
Georgia State Railroad Museum
Telfair Academy
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
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