Parsons station is a historic railroad depot located at Parsons, Tucker County, West Virginia. It was built by the Western Maryland Railroad in 1888, and is a one-story frame building in the Eastlake movement / Stick Style. It is a simple rectangle measuring 70 feet long and 24 feet wide, with a 12 foot wide, three-sided bay. It features German siding and a batten seam gable roof.[2]

Western Maryland Depot
North and east sides, July 2014
Parsons station is located in West Virginia
Parsons station
Parsons station is located in the United States
Parsons station
Location166 1/2 Main St.,
Parsons, West Virginia
Coordinates39°5′44″N 79°40′50″W / 39.09556°N 79.68056°W / 39.09556; -79.68056
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1888
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.96000444[1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1996

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as the Western Maryland Depot.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Jean Boger and Michael Gioulis (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Western Maryland Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
Preceding station Western Maryland Railway Following station
Porterwood
toward Elkins
Cumberland – Elkins Hambleton
toward Cumberland