Gauley Bridge station
Gauley Bridge Railroad Station | |
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| Location | Off WV 16/39, Gauley Bridge, West Virginia |
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| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Kanawha and Michigan Railroad Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004018[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1980 |
Gauley Bridge Railroad Station is a historic railroad station in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia. The station was constructed on a Kanawha and Michigan Railroad line in 1893 and later became a Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station. It closed to trains in 1958 and became a fire station for the Gauley Bridge Volunteer Fire Department until it closed permanently in 1973. The station is reflective of company-built small-town railroad stations of its era. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 1980.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Gauley Bridge Railroad Station" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. December 21, 1979. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Railway stations opened in 1893
- Railway stations closed in 1958
- Stations along Chesapeake and Ohio Railway lines
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, West Virginia
- West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs