Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . 1984. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: Strasburg Museum home page. Strasburg Museum. 7 October 2013.