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Fort Mitchell Depot

Coordinates: 36°55′4″N 78°29′5.5″W / 36.91778°N 78.484861°W / 36.91778; -78.484861
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Fort Mitchell Depot
Eastern side
Fort Mitchell Depot is located in Virginia
Fort Mitchell Depot
Fort Mitchell Depot is located in the United States
Fort Mitchell Depot
Location5570-5605 Fort Mitchell Dr., Fort Mitchell, Virginia
Coordinates36°55′4″N 78°29′5.5″W / 36.91778°N 78.484861°W / 36.91778; -78.484861
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1860 (1860), c. 1884
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.09000640[1]
VLR No.055-5097
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 20, 2009
Designated VLRJune 18, 2009[2]

Fort Mitchell Depot is a historic railway depot located at Fort Mitchell, Lunenburg County, Virginia. It is a one-story, four-bay, rectangular frame vernacular building that is approximately 20 feet wide and 48 feet long. It consists of two sections: the rear, freight portion of the depot, built about 1860, of heavy timber, mortise and tenon construction and clad with board and batten siding; and the front passenger portion of the depot built about 1884. The passenger portion consists of two segregated waiting rooms separated by a vertical, beaded board wall. It ceased use as a passenger station in 1956.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Kimberly M. Chen and Melanie A. Moran (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Mitchell Depot" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos