Purcellville Train Station
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Purcellville Train Station | |
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Purcellville Train Station, August 2008 | |
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| Location | 200 N 21st St, Purcellville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°8′24″N 77°42′57″W / 39.14000°N 77.71583°WCoordinates: 39°8′24″N 77°42′57″W / 39.14000°N 77.71583°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architectural style | board and batten vernacular |
| NRHP Reference # | 10000307[1] |
| VLR # | 286-5001-0233 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 28, 2010 |
| Designated VLR | March 18, 2010[2] |
Purcellville Train Station is a historic railway station located at Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia adjacent Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail.[3] The Southern Railway constructed the station in 1904. The station is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a hipped roof and deeply overhanging eaves supported by triangular knee braces. It was a station on the Washington and Old Dominion Railway and later, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad from 1912 until the line closed in 1968, with passenger service ceasing in 1951.[4]
The Purcellville Preservation Association restored the station in 2002.[5] The town of Purcellville maintains the station as a public meeting facility, museum, and public restrooms, under the purview of the town's Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee.[6] The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2010.[7]
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "Purcellville Station". HMdb.org. The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ Kalbian, Maral S; Peters, Margaret T. (2009-11-20). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service): Purcellville Train Station" (PDF). Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2010-09-14. and Accompanying five photos
- ↑ "History of the Purcellville Preservation Association". Purcellville Preservation Association. Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ "Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee". purcellvilleva.com. Town of Purcellville, Virginia. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ↑ Director, National Park Service (2010-06-04). "Weekly list of actions taken on properties for the National Register of Historic Places: 5/24/10 through 5/28/10". U.S. Department of the Interior: National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
