Seaboard Coastline Building

Seaboard Coastline Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at Portsmouth, Virginia. The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It is a five-story brick and concrete structure, with the top two floors added in 1914. The front facade features a distinctive half-round or semicylindrical profile intended to recall the imagery of the streamlined locomotives of the late-19th century. The building served as the northern terminus and office headquarters of the Seaboard Air Line until 1958, then used as the municipal building until 1980.[3]

Seaboard Coastline Building
Location1 High St., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates36°50′5″N 76°17′49″W
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1894 (1894)-1895, 1914
Built bySeaboard Air Line Railway
NRHP reference No.85003129[1]
VLR No.124-0053
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1985
Designated VLRAugust 13, 1985[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Douglas J. Harnsberger (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Seaboard Coastline Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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