United States historic place
Purcellville Train Station is a historic
railway station located in
Purcellville ,
Loudoun County, Virginia .
[3] The station is adjacent to the
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail).
[4] The
Southern Railway constructed the station in 1904. The station is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a hipped roof and deeply overhanging eaves supported by triangular knee braces. It was a station on the
Washington and Old Dominion Railway and later, the
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad from 1912 until the line closed in 1968, with passenger service ceasing in 1951.
[5]
The Purcellville Preservation Association restored the station in 2002.
[6] The town of Purcellville maintains the station as a public meeting facility and public restrooms, under the purview of the town's Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee.
[7] A Loudoun visitors center within the station contains a W&OD Railroad historical display and hosts wine-tasting events. The visitors center is open from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from late April through October.
[8] The
National Park Service added the station to the
National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2010.
[9]
^
"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . July 9, 2010.
^
"Virginia Landmarks Register" . Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013 .
^
"286-5001-0233 Purcellville Train Station" .
Richmond, Virginia :
Virginia Department of Historic Resources . April 4, 2018. Archived from
the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018 .
^
"Purcellville Station" . HMdb.org . The Historical Marker Database.
Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2013 .
^ Kalbian, Maral S; Peters, Margaret T. (November 20, 2009).
"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service): Purcellville Train Station" (PDF) .
Richmond, Virginia :
Virginia Department of Historic Resources . Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018 . and
accompanying five photos
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"History of the Purcellville Preservation Association" . Purcellville Preservation Association. Archived from
the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013 .
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"Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee" . purcellvilleva.com . Town of Purcellville, Virginia. Archived from
the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2013 .
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"Loudoun Visitors Center in Purcellville: Wine Tastings & Information" . Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association (Visit Loudoun). 2016. Archived from
the original on April 11, 2016.
^ (1) Kalbian, Maral S; Peters, Margaret T. (November 20, 2009).
"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (United States Department of the Interior: National Park Service): Purcellville Train Station" (PDF) .
Richmond, Virginia :
Virginia Department of Historic Resources . Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018 . and
accompanying five photos (2) Director, National Park Service (June 4, 2010).
"Weekly list of actions taken on properties for the National Register of Historic Places: 5/24/10 through 5/28/10" (PDF) . National Register of Historic Places 2010 Weekly Lists .
United States Department of the Interior :
National Park Service .
Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . (3)
"Purcellville Train Station: National Register Information System ID: 10000307" . NPGallery Digital Asset Management System .
United States Department of the Interior :
National Park Service . Retrieved January 28, 2020 . (4)
"Purcellville Train Station" . National Register of Historic Places: Virginia – Loudoun County . National Register of Historic Places.com. Archived from
the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2020 . (5)
"286-5001-0233 Purcellville Train Station" .
Richmond, Virginia :
Virginia Department of Historic Resources . January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .
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