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°W / 36.09389; -79.43667Coordinates: 36°5′38″N 79°26′12″W / 36.09389°N 79.43667°W / 36.09389; -79.43667
Area less than one acre
Built 1892 (1892)
Built by North Carolina Railroad Company
Architectural style Late Victorian, Victorian Tudor
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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.


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