Chesapeake and Ohio Depot (Pikeville, Kentucky)

Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Coordinates	37°28′44″N 82°31′12″W / 37.47889°N 82.52000°W / 37.47889; -82.52000Coordinates: 37°28′44″N 82°31′12″W / 37.47889°N 82.52000°W / 37.47889; -82.52000
Area	.38 acres (0.15 ha)[1]
Built	1923[2]
Architectural style	Classical Revival[1]
NRHP Reference #	87000618[3]
Added to NRHP	April 23, 1987[3]

The Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Depot in Pikeville, Kentucky was built by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1923.^[2] The station along with a small baggage depot nearby were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1987.^[3]

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway reached Pikeville in 1907.^[2] The depot is a one-story brick structure built in the Classical Revival style of architecture.^[1] About 150 feet (46 m) from the depot is a small, similarly designed baggage station.^[4] At one point, the depot and baggage station were connected by a canopy, which has since been removed.^[1]

Until 2015, the building housed the Big Sandy Heritage Center.^[5]

Footnotes

References

• "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. 
• Polsgrove, Robert (March 1987). "Kentucky Historic Resources Individual Inventory Form: Pikeville M.R.A. Amended" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 12, 2013. 

External links

• Chesapeake and Ohio Passenger Depot: Photos from the National Register of Historic Places