Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel explained

Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel
Location:Main St., Stevenson, Alabama
Coordinates:34.8672°N -85.84°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:May 13, 1976
Refnum:76000329
Designated Other1:ARLH
Designated Other1 Date:September 15, 1975
Partof:Stevenson Historic District
Partof Refnum:78000491

The Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel station 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.[1] The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1975 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

The building is now operated as the Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum and features area railroad and Civil War artifacts.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stell. Jackson R.. [{{NRHP url|id=76000329}} Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel ]. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. September 16, 2014. April 1, 1976. https://www.webcitation.org/6Se1uKldr?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/76000329.pdf. September 16, 2014. live. See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=76000329|photos=y}} Accompanying photos]. September 16, 2014. https://www.webcitation.org/6Se1v81Si?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/photos/76000329.pdf. September 16, 2014. live.
  2. Web site: Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum. North Alabama. 9 June 2015.