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
Tazewell Depot is located in Virginia
Tazewell Depot
Tazewell Depot is located in the United States
Tazewell Depot
Location135 Railroad Ave., Tazewell, Virginia
Coordinates37°7′58″N 81°31′35″W / 37.13278°N 81.52639°W / 37.13278; -81.52639
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
NRHP reference No.15000020[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 2015

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Tazewell Depot" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
Pisgah
toward Norton
NortonBluefield Five Oaks
toward Bluefield