Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Cleveland Southern Railway Depot

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 16, 2021

1. Cleveland Southern Railway Depot Marker

Inscription.
The National Register

Tennessee
Historical Commission

Cleveland Southern
Railway Depot

of Historic Places

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 35° 9.416′ N, 84° 52.379′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Tennessee, in Bradley County. It is at the intersection of Edwards Street SE and 1st Street SE, on the right when traveling north on Edwards Street SE. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 Edwards St SE, Cleveland TN 37311, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cleveland During the Civil War (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Benjamin Cleveland (about 600 feet away); Allen Grammar School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Bohemia Theatre (approx. ¼ mile away); Sousa and his Band (approx. ¼ mile away); Bradley County World War II Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Bradley County World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Bradley County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.

Regarding Cleveland Southern Railway Depot. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

Cleveland … required a new passenger station because of increased volume and a population of approximately 7,000 people. Prior to the construction of this station, the circa 1869 depot was used as a combination station for handling freight and passenger traffic. When passenger service began to significantly increase in the early 1900s, the old depot's passenger room became inadequate. In 1909, revenue collected from rail traffic at the Cleveland depot totaled $35,121 for passenger service and $120,000
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 16, 2021

2. Cleveland Southern Railway Depot Marker
for freight. With a strong emphasis placed on railroad improvements from 1907-1911, funding became available for a new, elaborate passenger station in Cleveland.

In the summer of 1909, property was purchased north of the combination depot for the construction of the new passenger depot. Plans for the new depot were submitted and construction began in the spring of 1910. The original estimated cost for the construction of the depot was $17,400. Expenses included the following: $9,300 (Depot), $2,300 (Brick Platforms: Graves Co in Birmingham, AL), $3,600 (filling), $525 (fencing), $2,025 (macadam paving), and $125 (labor removing tracks and bumping post). An additional cost of $1,700 was added to the total cost in March of 1910 for the expansion of the white waiting room and to include a cellar with a heating plant. At a final cost of $19,100, the decorative style and size of the depot made it evident that the Southern Railway was committed to providing excellent passenger service. Completed in early 1911, the new brick depot featured a baggage room, ticket office, white passenger waiting room, black waiting room, and an outdoor pavilion
Andrew Jameson via WikiMedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0), April 17, 2011

3. Cleveland Southern Railway Depot
The depot as it appeared in 2011, prior to a renovation project that turned it into a Cleveland Urban Area Transit Agency bus depot.
connected to the depot's north elevation.…

Also see . . . Asset Detail | Cleveland Southern Railway Depot. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (PDF) submitted for the depot in 2008. (Submitted on October 19, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, December 6, 2017

4. Cleveland Southern Railway Depot Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 888 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 4. submitted on June 30, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.