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United States historic place
Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Depot as it is now as the city's visitor center.
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LocationW. Main St., Thomasville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°52′56″N 80°5′2″W / 35.88222°N 80.08389°W / 35.88222; -80.08389
Arealess than one acre
Built1870 (1870)-1871
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.81000423
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1981
For the depot in Georgia, see Thomasville Depot (Georgia).

The Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot is a historic train station located at Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina. It is one of the oldest remaining frame depots in the state, built between 1870 and 1871. The board-and-batten building features Victorian sawnwork detailing. Until 1912, it served as a passenger train station with the Richmond and Danville Railroad and later the Southern Railway. Due to the increase in passenger rail travel, a new brick depot was built. This depot was then moved to the north side of the tracks and served as a freight agent's office. The Southern Railway eventually gave the structure to the town. The Thomasville Historical Society raised $5,000 for its restoration in 1969. Another restoration was completed in the late 1990s. In July 2000, the Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot became the home of the Thomasville Visitors' Center.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Drucilla G. Haley and Joe Mobley (April 1981). "Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. Thomasville Visitors' Center
  4. "Historical Sites". Visit Davidson County. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Lexingtontoward Birmingham Main Line High Pointtoward Washington, D.C.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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