Rural Retreat Depot
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Rural Retreat Depot | |
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| Location |
105 Railroad Ave. Rural Retreat, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°53′38″N 81°16′35″W / 36.89389°N 81.27639°WCoordinates: 36°53′38″N 81°16′35″W / 36.89389°N 81.27639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1870 |
| NRHP Reference # | 14000531[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 2014 |
The Rural Retreat Depot is a historic railroad station at 105 Railroad Avenue in Rural Retreat, Virginia. Built c. 1870, it is one of the oldest railroad stations in southern Virginia, and one of only two to survive from the Reconstruction Era. Its distinctive Italianate features include a pair of square towers, and wide shallow eaves with paired brackets.[2]
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Rural Retreat Depot" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
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