St. Albans station (West Virginia)
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St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot, also known as St. Albans Depot, is a historic railroad depot located at St. Albans, Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was built in 1906 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. It has a 1 1/2 story central block with one story wings and a hipped roof. It originally had a square watch tower. The frame building is clad in clapboard siding. The station closed about 1963 and remained vacant until the city purchased the land from CSX Transportation in 1991 and CSX donated the station.[2]
St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot | |
 Saint Albans Depot in 2016 | |
  Location in West Virginia  Location in United States | |
| Location | 410 4th Ave., St. Albans, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°23′16.5″N 81°49′59″W / 38.387917°N 81.83306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000785[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 9, 1997 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
Passenger services
edit| Preceding station | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway | Following station | ||
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| Hurricane toward Cincinnati
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Main Line | Spring Hill toward Washington, D.C. or Old Point Comfort
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Katherine M. Jourdan with Vera Ellis (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Fast Flying Virginian (F.F.V.)". American Rails. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Sportsman". American Rails. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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