Tunnelton station
Tunnelton Railroad Depot | |
 The former Tunnelton Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot | |
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| Location | Boswell St., N of the jct. of Boswell and South Sts., Tunnelton, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°23′37″N 79°44′45″W / 39.39361°N 79.74583°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Built by | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000437[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1996 |
Tunnelton station is a historic railway station located at Tunnelton, Preston County, West Virginia. It was built in 1912–1913, by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. It is a rectangular, one-story brick structure. The exterior walls are constructed of brick, stone and mortar, with ornate wood soffit, extended wood fascia, and Spanish style ceramic roof tile, topped with large tile caps. Passenger service ceased in 1968, and in 1994, it was purchased from CSX by the Tunnelton Historical Society.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as the Tunnelton Railroad Depot.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Wayne G. Miller and Gary F. Warnick (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tunnelton Railroad Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
| Preceding station | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Austen toward St. Louis
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St. Louis Line | Blaser toward Cumberland
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- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
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- Railway stations closed in 1968
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