Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drucilla G. Haley and Joe Mobley . Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1981 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-10-01.
  2. http://www.thomasvilletourism.com/Downloadable%20Docs/Tourismbrochue.pdf Thomasville Visitors' Center
  3. Web site: Historical Sites. Visit Davidson County. 5 December 2014.