Quitman Depot (Mississippi)

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Quitman Depot (Mississippi)
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Quitman Depot in 2011
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Location100 South Railroad Avenue
Quitman, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°2′23″N88°43′49″W / 32.03972°N 88.73028°W / 32.03972; -88.73028
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1910
Architectural style Vernacular
MPS [1]
NRHP reference No. 94000505 [1]
USMS No.023-QTM-0192-NR-NRD-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1994 [1]
Designated USMSJanuary 10, 1996 [2]

Quitman Depot, also known as GM&O Railroad Depot, is a historic railway station located at 100 South Railroad Avenue in Quitman, Mississippi. [2] The depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1996. [1] [2]

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Description

Quitman depot in 1976 ICG Depot, Quitman, Miss. 1976 (29774348783).jpg
Quitman depot in 1976

The Quitman Depot is a one-story, rectangular, wood frame structure, built around 1910. [3] Typical of railway stations in small towns, the depot floor plan included areas for freight, a passenger waiting room, and an office for the railroad agent. The hip roof featured wide, overhanging eaves to shelter passengers and workers on the loading dock. The lower portion of outer walls was covered with board and batten wainscoting, and asbestos shingles covered the upper portion. The south elevation was dominated by a carriage porch, with an entrance door and three, double-hung sash windows on the south wall. The west elevation, facing the railroad, contained an agent's bay, entrance door, double hung sash windows, two freight doors, and loading dock. The loading dock extended across the north elevation and along the east elevation for access to two additional freight doors, then ended at a projecting bay, about mid-length on the east side. The depot's interior featured beaded-board walls and ceilings. [3]

Restoration

By 1970, railroad operation at the depot had ceased. [4] By 1990, the structure had become dilapidated from neglect. Historic Clarke County, Inc. acquired the depot and completed restoration in 1999, using private donations as matching funds to secure a grant from the Mississippi Department of Transportation. [5] [6]

The Quitman Depot houses the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce. [7]

Preceding station Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Following station
Meridian
toward Dyersburg
Dyersburg - Mobile Shubuta
toward Mobile

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Register Digital Assets – Quitman Depot Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  2. 1 2 3 MDAH Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet (Quitman Depot) Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  3. 1 2 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Quitman Depot) Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  4. Quitman historyRetrieved April 6, 2017 Archived April 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Depot Restoration Committee Historic Clarke County". The Clarke County Tribune. October 9, 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  6. "Mississippi Legislature 2008 Regular Session, House Resolution 51 (A resolution recognizing April 5, 2008, as "Helen Ann Beeman Day" in Mississippi, to honor her tireless service to the community)". 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  7. Clarke County Chamber of Commerce (Quitman Depot)Retrieved 2017-04-06. Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine