Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company

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Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company

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Location E. King St., Strasburg, Virginia
Coordinates 38°59′14″N78°21′23″W / 38.98722°N 78.35639°W / 38.98722; -78.35639 Coordinates: 38°59′14″N78°21′23″W / 38.98722°N 78.35639°W / 38.98722; -78.35639
Area 1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built 1891 (1891)
NRHP reference # 79003086 [1]
VLR # 306-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 19, 1979
Designated VLR April 17, 1979 [2]

Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company, also known as the Strasburg Museum, Steam Pottery, and Southern Railroad Station, is a historic factory building located at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, 10 bay brick building originally constructed for the Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company to make earthenware. It was converted to railroad use in 1913, at which time a one-story pent roof was added. The building is covered with a slate-clad hipped roof surmounted by a hipped monitor. The building served as a station and depot for the Southern Railroad. [3]

Factory facility where goods are made, or processed

A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial site, usually consisting of buildings and machinery, or more commonly a complex having several buildings, where workers manufacture goods or operate machines processing one product into another.

Strasburg, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

Strasburg is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was founded in 1761 by Peter Stover. It is the largest town by population in the county and is known for its grassroots art culture, pottery, antiques, and Civil War history. Strasburg has blended the nostalgia of the past with the inspiration of the future. The population was 6,398 at the 2010 census.

Shenandoah County, Virginia county in Virginia, United States

Shenandoah County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,993. Its county seat is Woodstock. It is part of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

The Strasburg Museum opened in the building in 1970. [4] Displays include railroad artifacts and a model railroad, Strasburg pottery, Native American artifacts, period rooms, and items from the American Civil War.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Strasburg Museum home page". Strasburg Museum. Retrieved 7 October 2013.