Pennsboro station is a historic railway depot located at Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia. It is a one-story brick building built on two sections. It was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with the first section built in 1883, and the second added around 1900. It consists of three rooms and is approximately 1,315 square feet (122.2 m2) in size.[2] It was restored by the Ritchie County Historical Museum and open as a railroad museum and community center.
Pennsboro B&O Depot | |
 Eastern end | |
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| Location | Corner of Broadway St. and Collins Ave., Pennsboro, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′6″N 80°58′7″W / 39.28500°N 80.96861°W |
| Area | less than 1-acre (4,000 m2) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | B&O Railroad |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000242 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 27, 2007 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as the Pennsboro B&O Depot.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Suzanne W. Hadley (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsboro B&O Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
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edit| Preceding station | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Ellenboro toward St. Louis
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St. Louis Line | Toll Gate toward Cumberland
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