Southern Railway Passenger Depot (Asheville, North Carolina)
Southern Railway Passenger Depot is a historic train station located at Biltmore Village, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt and built in 1896 for the Southern Railway. It is a one-story symmetrical structure with a low hipped roof, central porte cochere, wide overhanging eaves, half-timbering, and a pebbledash finish.[2]
Southern Railway Passenger Depot | |
 Southern Railway Passenger Depot, August 2012 | |
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| Location | 1 Biltmore Plaza, Asheville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°34′3″N 82°32′34″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architect | Hunt, Richard Morris |
| MPS | Biltmore Village MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001684[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- H. McKelden Smith (August 1976). "Biltmore Village Survey: Southern Railway Passenger Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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