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Herndon Depot
The former Herndon Depot, now the Herndon Historical Society Museum.
Herndon Depot Museum is located in Northern Virginia
Herndon Depot Museum
Herndon Depot Museum is located in Virginia
Herndon Depot Museum
Herndon Depot Museum is located in the United States
Herndon Depot Museum
LocationElden Street,
Herndon, Virginia
Coordinates38°58′12.7″N 77°23′08.7″W / 38.970194°N 77.385750°W / 38.970194; -77.385750
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1857
NRHP reference No.79003039[1]
VLR No.235-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1979
Designated VLRApril 17, 1979[2]

The Herndon Depot Museum, also known as the Herndon Historical Society Museum, is located in the town of Herndon in Fairfax County, Virginia.[3] Built in 1857 for the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, the depot later served the Richmond and Danville Railroad, the Southern Railway and the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad.[4][5] The structure is located at 717 Lynn Street, at the intersection of the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail and Station Street, north of Elden Street (signed nearby as Virginia State Routes 228 and 606).[6][7][8] The building is adjacent to Town Hall Square, which contains the Herndon Town Hall, built in 1939 as a Works Progress Administration project to house all of the Town's administrative offices.[4][8]

The museum houses railroad memorabilia, information on United States Navy Commander William Lewis Herndon, for whom the town was named, and artifacts from the USS Herndon (DD-198), from World War II, and from local residents.[9] The Herndon Historical Society operates the museum.[6]

The depot was the site of a raid that Confederate Army Captain John S. Mosby led on St. Patrick’s day in March 1863.[10] Mosby and his men surprised the Union Army picket guarding the station and captured officers, soldiers and horses with no Confederate casualties.[10]

The railroad was an integral part of Herndon’s agricultural history as large dairy farms surrounded the village.[8][11] Farmers would ship milk on the railroad daily to Washington for processing and distribution.[8] The railroad station became a center of the community.[8] Businesses sprang up around the station, attracted by the ready access to transportation.[8] With the advent of cars, trucks and better roads, the railroad became less of a necessity for Herndon farmers and residents.[8] The last major assignment for the railway was hauling sand to be used in the concrete mix for runways at Washington Dulles International Airport.[8] The railroad and the depot closed in August 1968.[8]

The depot building is a rectangular, one-story wooden vertical board and batten structure, measuring 70.5 by 20.1 feet (21.5 m × 6.1 m).[4] Victorian style buttresses under the eaves are the building’s only decorative feature.[4] The window and door framings and the two baggage doors are original, as are the semaphore and several pieces of hardware.[4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[4][12] Its site is marked as part of the Virginia Civil War Trails program.[10][13]

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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Herndon's History". About Herndon. Herndon, VA: The Town of Herndon. 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ a b c d e f David, Elizabeth S., Historic Preservation Planner, Fairfax County Office of Comprehensive Planning (April 1979). "Herndon Depot" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2010-07-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Harwood, Herbert Hawley, Jr. (2000). Rails to the Blue Ridge: The Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, 1847–1968. Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority. ISBN 0-615-11453-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b "Herndon Historical Society". Herndon, Virginia: Herndon Historical Society. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
  7. ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Herndon Virginia" (PDF). Herndon, VA: The Town of Herndon and Herndon Dulles Visitor's Center. January 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  9. ^ "Herndon Depot Museum: Herndon, VA". PlacesDiscovered.com. 2009-07-14. Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2010-10-04. Website contains a video that shows the interior and exterior of the depot museum.
  10. ^ a b c "Mosby's Herndon Station Raid Marker". Virginia Civil War Trails Markers series. The Historical Marker Database. March 10, 2006. Retrieved 26 Jul 2010.
  11. ^ "Herndon Station Marker". Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Markers series. HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. March 10, 2006. Retrieved 26 Jul 2010.
  12. ^ (1) Greenberg, Ronald M., Acting Chief, National Register of Historic Places (March 18, 1980). "Department of the Interior: Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties" (PDF). Federal Register. 45 (54). United States Government Printing Office: 17484. Retrieved 2011-08-18.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    (2) "Herndon Depot". National Register of Historic Places: NPS Focus. National Park Service. June 18, 1979. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
    (3) "Herndon Depot". National Register of Historic Places: Virginia – Fairfax County. National Register of Historic Places.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-12-27. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ "Virginia Civil War Trails". CivilWarTraveler.com. 2007–2010. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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