Parsons station
Western Maryland Depot | |
.jpg) North and east sides, July 2014 | |
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| Location | 166 1/2 Main St., Parsons, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°5′44″N 79°40′50″W / 39.09556°N 79.68056°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000444[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1996 |
Parsons station is a historic railroad depot located at Parsons, Tucker County, West Virginia. It was built by the Western Maryland Railroad in 1888, and is a one-story frame building in the Eastlake movement / Stick Style. It is a simple rectangle measuring 70 feet long and 24 feet wide, with a 12 foot wide, three-sided bay. It features German siding and a batten seam gable roof.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as the Western Maryland Depot.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jean Boger and Michael Gioulis (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Western Maryland Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
| Preceding station | Western Maryland Railway | Following station | ||
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| Porterwood toward Elkins
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Cumberland – Elkins | Hambleton toward Cumberland
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