Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | April 17, 1979[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 306-0009 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 38.9872°N -78.3564°W |
Added: | June 19, 1979 |
Refnum: | 79003086 |
Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company, also known as the Strasburg Museum, Steam Pottery, and Southern Railroad Station, is a historic factory building located at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, 10-bay brick building originally constructed for the Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company to make earthenware. It was converted to railroad use in 1913, at which time a one-story pent roof was added. The building is covered with a slate-clad hipped roof surmounted by a hipped monitor. The building served as a station and depot for the Southern Railroad.[2]
The Strasburg Museum opened in the building in 1970.[3] Displays include railroad artifacts and a model railroad, Strasburg pottery, Native American artifacts, period rooms, and items from the American Civil War.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.