Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car Barn is a historic interurban car barn located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built by the Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway in 1907. It is a one-story, gable-roofed, T-plan building with a steel frame clad with corrugated steel panels. A one-story transformer station was added to the east side of the building in the 1920s.[3]
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car Barn | |
 Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car Barn, July 2011 | |
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| Location | 1620 Brook Rd., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′36″N 77°26′48″W / 37.56000°N 77.44667°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1907 |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000349[1] |
| VLR No. | 127-6171 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 4, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | March 8, 2006[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Kimberly M. Chen (January 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car Barn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos