Tunnelton station

Tunnelton Railroad Depot
The former Tunnelton Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot
Location Boswell St., N of the jct. of Boswell and South Sts., Tunnelton, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°23′37″N 79°44′45″W / 39.39361°N 79.74583°W / 39.39361; -79.74583Coordinates: 39°23′37″N 79°44′45″W / 39.39361°N 79.74583°W / 39.39361; -79.74583
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1912
Built by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Architectural style Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Early Commercial
NRHP reference # 96000437[1]
Added to NRHP May 2, 1996

Tunnelton station is a historic railway station located at Tunnelton, Preston County, West Virginia. It was built in 1912–1913, by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. It is a rectangular, one-story brick structure. The exterior walls are constructed of brick, stone and mortar, with ornate wood soffit, extended wood fascia, and Spanish style ceramic roof tile, topped with large tile caps. Passenger service ceased in 1968, and in 1994, it was purchased from CSX by the Tunnelton Historical Society.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as the Tunnelton Railroad Depot.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Wayne G. Miller and Gary F. Warnick (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tunnelton Railroad Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
Preceding station   Baltimore and Ohio   Following station
Austen
toward St. Louis
St. Louis Line
Blaser
toward Cumberland


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