The Tazewell Depot is a historic railroad station at 135 Railroad Avenue in Tazewell, Virginia. It is a long rectangular brick structure, one story in height, with a hip roof that has broad eaves supported by large brackets. Both the long street-facing and track-facing sides have projecting bay sections. The depot was built in 1928 by the Norfolk and Western Railway to serve passenger traffic on its line; the substantial freight volume was handled by a larger adjacent frame building. Passenger service ended about 1957, after which time the depot was also used for freight traffic, which was finally ended in 1974. It is one of two surviving depots that served on the Clinch River Line.[2]
Tazewell Depot | |
 Front and side of the depot | |
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| Location | 135 Railroad Ave., Tazewell, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°7′58″N 81°31′35″W / 37.13278°N 81.52639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000020[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 17, 2015 |
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Tazewell Depot" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
| Preceding station | Norfolk and Western Railway | Following station | ||
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| Pisgah toward Norton
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Norton – Bluefield | Five Oaks toward Bluefield
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