Yamacraw Village in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tender Frame Shop & Master Mechanic's Office

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2013

1. Tender Frame Shop & Master Mechanic's Office Marker

Inscription. This 1855 structure served various purposes. Originally, workers built frames for steam engine tenders, and the Master Mechanic had his office in this building.

The tenders built here were wooden horizontal undercarriages that supported locomotive water tanks and fuel. An archway connected the Tender Frame Shop to the Machine Shop. This allowed workers to move the constructed frames for machine work.

Increasing locomotive size and technological improvements, such as replacing wooden lender frames with iron to reduce fire hazards, made the Tender Frame Shop obsolete.

In 1899, the Central added a second story. Later, the building housed scientific testing and air brake testing laboratories. The Master Mechanic’s Office occupied the first floor, as did an apprentice school.

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(upper right) Posing at the front door

(middle right) Tender Frame Shop and Master Mechanic’s Office in red in lower right corner on 1895 map. Image courtesy of the Georgia Historical Society

(lower right) This well-worn photograph reveals the inside of the Master Mechanic’s Office.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 32° 4.483′ N, 81° 6.083′

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W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Yamacraw Village. It is on Louisville Road. The marker is located on the grounds of the Georgia State Railroad Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Turntable (within shouting distance of this marker); Machine Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Workers' Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Smokestack (within shouting distance of this marker); Drop Table (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boiler Room (about 300 feet away); Planing Shed & Lumber Shed (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Also see . . .
1. Georgia State Railroad Museum. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Cultural Heritage Society. Website homepage (Submitted on October 11, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2013

2. Tender Frame Shop & Master Mechanic's Office Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 22, 2013

3. Tender Frame Shop & Master Mechanic's Office Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.