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History of the Company
History of the Train Station
Mission Statement
Community Outreach
Matt Schiemann
Adam Yungbluth

History of the Train Station

In the late 1800's, the Orange Belt Railway was the first railroad to come into 
St. Petersburg.  In 1914, Seaboard applied to the City of St. Petersburg to 
bring their railway into town but the existing railroad heavily opposed this 
application. The City put the measure to a referendum, which the voters of 
St. Petersburg unanimously passed. The Seaboard Coastline Freight Depot 
opened on Sept. 13, 1926 and served as a freight depot until 1967. 

After it’s closing in 1967 a variety of businesses, such as offices, a flea market, 
feed store, an import and antique business and a warehouse used the freight 
depot.  In 1993, the City of St. Petersburg placed the Depot on the local 
Historic Register. The Depot exemplifies the Masonry Vernacular style of 
architecture and is one of the last remaining examples of railroad architecture 
in Pinellas County. 

In 2000, the Seaboard Partners LLC was formed and purchased the Depot 
with the purpose of transforming it into the new home of St. Petersburg Clay 
Company, Inc. Renovations took two years and cost a little over $1,000,000.