Southern Railway Passenger Station (Burlington, North Carolina)

Southern Railway Passenger Station
Location Main and Webb Sts., Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′38″N 79°26′12″W / 36.09389°N 79.43667°WCoordinates: 36°5′38″N 79°26′12″W / 36.09389°N 79.43667°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1892
Built by North Carolina Railroad Company
Architectural style Late Victorian, Victorian Tudor
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 80002800[1]
Added to NRHP May 23, 1980

Southern Railway Passenger Station is a historic train station located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1892 by the North Carolina Railroad, and is a rectangular, one story red brick and wood building in a Victorian Tudor style. It features a hipped roof with flared eaves, decorative brackets, and an octagonal tower and two triangular dormers.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Downtown Burlington Historic District.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Barry Jacobs and Jerry L. Cross (November 1979). "Southern Railway Passenger Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.