Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot (Huntington, West Virginia)


Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Heritage Station, March 2009
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Location	1100 block of 2nd Ave., Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°25′24″N 82°26′33″W / 38.42333°N 82.44250°W / 38.42333; -82.44250Coordinates: 38°25′24″N 82°26′33″W / 38.42333°N 82.44250°W / 38.42333; -82.44250
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1887
NRHP Reference #	73001897 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 30, 1973

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot is a historic railroad depot located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built in 1887, by the Huntington and Big Sandy Railroad, later the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The former passenger station is two stories and constructed of brick with a slate roof and two chimneys. The former baggage section to the east is one story. The front facade of the former passenger station features a bay window extending from the basement to the roof and dividing it into two sections. At the rear of the passenger station is the former freighthouse. The freighthouse is a brick building with a slate roof completed in 1890, and expanded in 1897, 1911, and 1916.^[2] The buildings have been renovated and are open as Heritage Station.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Edward R. Bleau (October 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-23.

Preceding station		Baltimore and Ohio		Following station
West Huntington toward Kenova		Kenova – Wheeling		Guyandotte toward Wheeling

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