Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel

Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel

The depot in 2009
Location Main St., Stevenson, Alabama
Coordinates 34°52′2″N 85°50′24″W / 34.86722°N 85.84000°W / 34.86722; -85.84000Coordinates: 34°52′2″N 85°50′24″W / 34.86722°N 85.84000°W / 34.86722; -85.84000
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1872 (1872)
Architectural style Italianate
Part of Stevenson Historic District (#78000491)
NRHP Reference # 76000329[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 13, 1976
Designated ARLH September 15, 1975

The Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel are a historic train station and hotel in Stevenson, Alabama. They were built circa 1872 as a joint project of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, whose lines converged in Stevenson. When the Memphis & Charleston was purchased by the Southern Railway in 1898, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (who had taken over the N&C in 1880) took sole control of the depot and operated it until 1976. It was converted into a history museum in 1982. Both buildings are brick with gable roofs and Italianate details. The depot has a central, second-story tower that was added in 1887. The three-story hotel had a lobby, dining room, and kitchen on the first floor and eight large guest rooms on the upper floors.[2] The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1975 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

The building is now operated as the Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum and features area railroad and Civil War artifacts.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ Stell, Jackson R. (April 1, 1976). "Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF). Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum". North Alabama. Retrieved 9 June 2015.


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