Luray station

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Luray Norfolk and Western Passenger Station
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The station in 2007
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LocationJct. Campbell St. and Norfolk Southern Railway, Luray, Virginia
Coordinates 38°39′50″N78°27′38″W / 38.66389°N 78.46056°W / 38.66389; -78.46056
Area.7 acres (0.28 ha) [1]
Built1906
ArchitectCharles S. Churchill
Architectural style Queen Anne, Tudor Revival [2]
NRHP reference No. 99001718 [3]
VLR No.159-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2000 [3]
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999 [4]

The Luray Norfolk and Western Passenger Station is a historic train station located in Luray, Virginia, United States. The Shenandoah Valley Railroad reached Luray in 1881 and constructed a station near where the present station is located. Shortly after the Norfolk and Western Railway absorbed the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in 1890, plans arose to construct a new station in Luray. [5] This station, which still stands, was constructed in 1906 and was designed by the railroad's Chief Engineer, Charles S. Churchill. [1] The structure was partially destroyed by fire in 1908 when it was struck by lightning; however, it was soon thereafter reconstructed according to the original design. [6] The station is a one-story brick structure featuring a hip roof. The building was converted to freight use around 1960 [1] and was sold to the town of Luray by the Norfolk and Western's successor, the Norfolk Southern Railway, in 1999. [7]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2000. [3] It is a contributing property in the Luray Downtown Historic District. [8]

The building was rehabilitated by the Town of Luray in 2009 and is currently home to the Page County Railway Museum, the Luray-Page County Visitor Center, and offices for the Luray Downtown Initiative and the Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce.

Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
Grottoes
toward Roanoke
Hagerstown  Roanoke Front Royal
toward Hagerstown

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