North Wilkesboro station

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Southern Railway Depot
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Southern Railway Depot, March 2009
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LocationJct. of Ninth St. and CBD Loop, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°9′31″N81°8′45″W / 36.15861°N 81.14583°W / 36.15861; -81.14583
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 04000965 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 2004

Southern Railway Depot, also known as the North Wilkesboro Depot, is a historic train station located near North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1914 by the Southern Railway, and is a long, one-story brick building with American Craftsman style design elements. It measures 36 feet wide and 240 feet long and has a low hipped roof with overhanging eaves. Passenger service ceased in 1955. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (September 2003). "Southern Railway Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Terminus North WilkesboroMorehead City Roaring River