Purcellville Train Station Explained

Purcellville Train Station
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 18, 2010[1]
Designated Other1 Number:286-5001-0233
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:200 N 21st St, Purcellville, Virginia
Coordinates:39.14°N -77.7158°W
Architecture:board and batten vernacular
Added:May 28, 2010
Refnum:10000307

Purcellville Train Station is a historic railway station located in Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia.[2] The station is adjacent to the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail).[3] The Southern Railway constructed the station in 1904. The station is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a hipped roof and deeply overhanging eaves supported by triangular knee braces. It was a station on the Washington and Old Dominion Railway and later, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad from 1912 until the line closed in 1968, with passenger service ceasing in 1951.[4]

The Purcellville Preservation Association restored the station in 2002.[5] The town of Purcellville maintains the station as a public meeting facility and public restrooms, under the purview of the town's Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee.[6] A Loudoun visitors center within the station contains a W&OD Railroad historical display and hosts wine-tasting events. The visitors center is open from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from late April through October.[7] The National Park Service added the station to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2010.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. September 21, 2013. live.
  2. Web site: 286-5001-0233 Purcellville Train Station. 2018-04-04. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Richmond, Virginia. 2018-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027210328/https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/286-5001-0233/. October 27, 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Purcellville Station. HMdb.org. The Historical Marker Database. 2013-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20151227012912/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=24360. December 27, 2015. live.
  4. Web site: Kalbian. Maral S. Peters. Margaret T.. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service): Purcellville Train Station. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Richmond, Virginia. 2009-11-20. 2018-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027205139/https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/286-5001-0233_Purcellville_Train_Depot_2009_FINAL_Nomination.pdf. October 27, 2018. dead. and accompanying five photos
  5. Web site: History of the Purcellville Preservation Association. Purcellville Preservation Association. 2013-07-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020184155/http://www.ppa-va.org/history.asp. October 20, 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120406115358/http://www.purcellvilleva.com/index.aspx?NID=376. 2012-04-06. Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee. purcellvilleva.com. Town of Purcellville, Virginia. 2013-07-30.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20160411175636/http://www.visitloudoun.org/loudoun-visitors-center-purcellville-wine-tastings-information. 2016-04-11. Loudoun Visitors Center in Purcellville: Wine Tastings & Information . Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association (Visit Loudoun) . 2016. dead.
  8. (1) Web site: Kalbian. Maral S. Peters. Margaret T.. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service): Purcellville Train Station. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Richmond, Virginia. 2009-11-20. 2018-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20181027205139/https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/286-5001-0233_Purcellville_Train_Depot_2009_FINAL_Nomination.pdf. October 27, 2018. dead. and accompanying five photos
    (2) Web site: Director, National Park Service. Weekly list of actions taken on properties for the National Register of Historic Places: 5/24/10 through 5/28/10. National Register of Historic Places 2010 Weekly Lists. United States Department of the Interior

    National Park Service

    . 2010-06-04. January 28, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228214616/https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2010-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf. December 28, 2019. live.
    (3) Web site: Purcellville Train Station: National Register Information System ID: 10000307. NPGallery Digital Asset Management System. United States Department of the Interior

    National Park Service

    . January 28, 2020.
    (4) Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20170218170713/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/va/loudoun/state2.html. February 18, 2017. Purcellville Train Station. National Register of Historic Places: Virginia – Loudoun County. National Register of Historic Places.com. January 28, 2020.
    (5) Web site: 286-5001-0233 Purcellville Train Station. January 22, 2020. Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. January 28, 2020.

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