Fort Payne Depot Museum Explained

Alabama Great Southern Railroad Passenger Depot
Location:NE 5th St., Fort Payne, Alabama
Coordinates:34.4442°N -85.7186°W
Architect:Charles C. Taylor
Architecture:Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:September 10, 1971
Refnum:71001070

The Fort Payne Depot Museum (formerly the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Passenger Depot) is a historic building in Fort Payne, Alabama. The depot was built by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad in 1891, at the height of Fort Payne's mining-driven boom. Passenger service ended in 1970, but the depot continued to service freight until 1983. It was converted into a museum in 1986, which includes exhibits with 19th century and Native American artifacts, a collection of dioramas of fantasy scenes and historical events, and a former Norfolk Southern caboose.[1] The depot was designed in Richardsonian Romanesque style by architect Charles C. Taylor. It is clad in grey sandstone with pink granite trim. The hipped roof has several gables protruding from it, as well as a circular tower on one corner.[2] The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Houston . Ann . Fort Payne Depot Museum . Encyclopedia of Alabama . Alabama Humanities Foundation . August 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812213327/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3199 . August 12, 2014 . live .
  2. Web site: Floyd . W. Warner . [{{NRHP url|id=71001070}} Alabama Great Southern Railroad Passenger Depot ]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form . National Park Service . August 10, 2014 . June 9, 1971 . https://www.webcitation.org/6RjLZZLQV?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/71001070.pdf . August 10, 2014 . live . See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=71001070|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. August 10, 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6RjLakCp5?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/71001070.pdf . August 10, 2014 . live .