Southern Railway Depot (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina)

Southern Railway Depot
Southern Railway Depot, March 2009
Location Jct. of Ninth St. and CBD Loop, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°9′31″N 81°8′45″W / 36.15861°N 81.14583°W / 36.15861; -81.14583Coordinates: 36°9′31″N 81°8′45″W / 36.15861°N 81.14583°W / 36.15861; -81.14583
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 04000965[1]
Added to NRHP September 10, 2004

Southern Railway Depot, also known as the North Wilkesboro Depot, is a historic train station located near North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1914 by the Southern Railway, and is a long, one-story brick building with American Craftsman style design elements. It measures 36 feet wide and 240 feet long and has a low hipped roof with overhanging eaves. Passenger service ceased in 1955.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (September 2003). "Southern Railway Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.


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