Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse

Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse
Location 105 N. Broadway, Seymour, Indiana
Coordinates 38°57′34.36″N 85°53′7.6″W / 38.9595444°N 85.885444°W / 38.9595444; -85.885444Coordinates: 38°57′34.36″N 85°53′7.6″W / 38.9595444°N 85.885444°W / 38.9595444; -85.885444
Area less than one acre
Built 1901 (1901)
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 03000541[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 2003
Southside of Freighthouse

The Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse, located in Seymour, Indiana, has since January 2008 served as the Jackson County Visitor Center, for Jackson County, Indiana. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 2003.

Three separate railroads once used the facilities here. These railroads included the Jeffersonville Railroad and the Ohio and Mississippi Line. These facilities included a roundhouse repair shop, the Adams Express Company, and access to interurbans. A passenger depot located next to the freighthouse has been demolished. The Freighthouse has display detailing the history of railroads in Jackson County.[2][3]

The Freighthouse is a block east of the Seymour Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Tour INDIANA... your Indiana Connection!
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Craig Leonard and Martha McIntire (January 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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