Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot | |
Location: | W. Main St., Thomasville, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.8822°N -80.0839°W |
Built: | -1871 |
Architecture: | Victorian |
Added: | July 9, 1981 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 81000423 |
The Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot is a historic train station located at Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina. It is one of the oldest remaining frame depots in the state, built between 1870 and 1871. The board-and-batten building features Victorian sawnwork detailing. Until 1912, it served as a passenger train station with the Richmond and Danville Railroad and later the Southern Railway. Due to the increase in passenger rail travel, a new brick depot was built. This depot was then moved to the north side of the tracks and served as a freight agent's office. The Southern Railway eventually gave the structure to the town. The Thomasville Historical Society raised $5,000 for its restoration in 1969.[1] Another restoration was completed in the late 1990s. In July 2000, the Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot became the home of the Thomasville Visitors' Center.[2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.