Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel
Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel | |
The depot in 2009 | |
Location | Main St., Stevenson, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°52′2″N 85°50′24″W / 34.86722°N 85.84000°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | 1872 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Part of | Stevenson Historic District (ID78000491) |
NRHP reference No. | 76000329[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 13, 1976 |
Designated ARLH | September 15, 1975 |
The Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel are a historic train station and hotel in Stevenson, Alabama. They were built circa 1872 as a joint project of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, whose lines converged in Stevenson. When the Memphis & Charleston was purchased by the Southern Railway in 1898, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (who had taken over the N&C in 1880) took sole control of the depot and operated it until 1976. It was converted into a history museum in 1982. Both buildings are brick with gable roofs and Italianate details. The depot has a central, second-story tower that was added in 1887. The three-story hotel had a lobby, dining room, and kitchen on the first floor and eight large guest rooms on the upper floors.[2] The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1975 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
The building is now operated as the Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum and features area railroad and Civil War artifacts.[3]
References
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ Stell, Jackson R. (April 1, 1976). "Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ^ "Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum". North Alabama. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
External links
- Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum - City of Stevenson
- Stevenson Depot Days
- National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Alabama
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Italianate architecture in Alabama
- Hotel buildings completed in 1872
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1872
- Transportation buildings and structures in Jackson County, Alabama
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- History museums in Alabama
- Museums in Jackson County, Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
- 1872 establishments in Alabama
- Former Louisville and Nashville Railroad stations
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs
- United States hotel stubs
- Alabama building and structure stubs
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Alabama transportation stubs