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St. Albans station (West Virginia)

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United States historic place
St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Saint Albans Depot in 2016
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Location410 4th Ave., St. Albans, West Virginia
Coordinates38°23′16.5″N 81°49′59″W / 38.387917°N 81.83306°W / 38.387917; -81.83306
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
Built byChesapeake and Ohio Railway
Architectural styleVernacular
NRHP reference No.97000785
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1997

St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, also known as St. Albans Depot, is a historic railroad depot located at St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1906 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. It has a 1 1/2 story central block with one story wings and a hipped roof. It originally had a square watch tower. The frame building is clad in clapboard siding. The station closed about 1963 and remained vacant until the city purchased the land from CSX Transportation in 1991 and CSX donated the station.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Passenger services

Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Hurricanetoward Cincinnati Main Line Spring Hilltoward Washington, D.C. or Old Point Comfort

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Katherine M. Jourdan with Vera Ellis (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  3. "Fast Flying Virginian (F.F.V.)". American Rails. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  4. "The Sportsman". American Rails. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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