Norfolk & Western Railway Depot

Norfolk & Western Railway Depot

Marion Depot, March 2013
Location 651 N. Main St., Marion, Virginia
Coordinates 36°50′54″N 81°30′42″W / 36.84833°N 81.51167°W / 36.84833; -81.51167Coordinates: 36°50′54″N 81°30′42″W / 36.84833°N 81.51167°W / 36.84833; -81.51167
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1904 (1904)
Architect Nesbit, J. C.
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 95000025[1]
VLR # 119-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 8, 1995
Designated VLR October 19, 1994[2]

Norfolk & Western Railway Depot is a historic railway depot located at Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built in 1904 by the Norfolk and Western Railway. It is a one-story, stone and brick, Queen Anne style building. It features detailed porches supported by arching brackets on the street side and iron columns on the other three sides and a slate and shingled hipped roof with dormers. The building measures 25 feet by 128 feet, and has an attached former ticket office. The building was converted for office and retain use in 1993-1994.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It is located in the Marion Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. William W. Huber (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Norfolk & Western Railway Depot" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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