Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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Location | E. King St., Strasburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°59′14″N 78°21′23″W / 38.98722°N 78.35639°W / 38.98722; -78.35639 |
Area | 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) |
Built | 1891 (1891) |
NRHP reference No. | 79003086 |
VLR No. | 306-0009 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1979 |
Designated VLR | April 17, 1979 |
Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company, also known as the Strasburg Museum, Steam Pottery, and Southern Railroad Station, is a historic factory building located at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, 10-bay brick building originally constructed for the Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company to make earthenware. It was converted to railroad use in 1913, at which time a one-story pent roof was added. The building is covered with a slate-clad hipped roof surmounted by a hipped monitor. The building served as a station and depot for the Southern Railroad.
The Strasburg Museum opened in the building in 1970. Displays include railroad artifacts and a model railroad, Strasburg pottery, Native American artifacts, period rooms, and items from the American Civil War.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- "Strasburg Museum home page". Strasburg Museum. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
External links
- Strasburg Museum - official site
- Strasburg Museum building history and photos
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