Rural Retreat Depot

The Rural Retreat Depot is a historic railroad station at 105 Railroad Avenue in Rural Retreat, Virginia. Built c. 1870, it is one of the oldest railroad stations in Southwest Virginia, and one of only two to survive from the Reconstruction Era. Its distinctive Italianate features include a pair of square towers, and wide shallow eaves with paired brackets.[2]

Rural Retreat Depot
Location105 Railroad Ave.
Rural Retreat, Virginia
Coordinates36°53′38″N 81°16′35″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1870 (1870)
NRHP reference No.14000531[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 2014

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places in Wythe County, Virginia

References


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