the station was built in 1908 for the atlantic coast line railroad (acl) and was constructed in the richardsonian romanesque style. it served as a union depot for the acl's jacksonville-tampa mainline as well as for the florida southern railway and the georgia southern and florida railroad. in 1914 the station began to serve the short-lived ocklawaha valley railroad. in 1988, it was added to the u.s. national register of historic places.