Norfolk Southern Passenger Station is a historic train station located at Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina. It was built in 1914 by the Norfolk Southern Railway, and is a long one-story brick building with eclectic Mission Revival-style design elements. It measures 98 feet by 36 feet, with a small projecting control booth. It is topped by a tall hipped roof sheathed in clay tile. Passenger service at Elizabeth City ceased in early 1948, and the building subsequently housed a variety of commercial businesses.[2]
Norfolk Southern Passenger Station | |
 Front and southwestern side | |
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| Location | 109 S. Hughes Blvd., Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°18′9″N 76°14′18″W / 36.30250°N 76.23833°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built by | Norfolk Southern RR |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
| MPS | Elizabeth City MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000080[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1994 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Tom Butchko (September 1993). "Norfolk Southern Passenger Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.