About
Built in 1870-1871, the Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot is one of the oldest surviving frame railroad depots in North Carolina. The board-and-batten building with Victorian sawnwork now houses the Thomasville Visitors Center and is the starting point for the city's self-guided historic walking trails and downtown train watching.
The depot served as a passenger station for the Richmond and Danville Railroad and later the Southern Railway until 1912, when a brick depot (no longer standing) replaced it. The frame depot was moved to the north side of the tracks and used as the freight agent's office, then given to the city by the Southern Railway. The Thomasville Historical Society raised $5,000 for a restoration in 1969, and the depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1981.
Since July 2000 it has been the Thomasville Visitors Center. Norfolk Southern's main line runs beside Main Street, and more than 40 trains pass through downtown in a 24-hour period, making the depot a popular rail-watching spot.
Details
- Address
- 44 W Main St, Thomasville, NC, Thomasville, NC
- Town
- Thomasville
- Built
- 1870-1871
- Style
- Victorian, board-and-batten
- NRHP listed
- July 9, 1981 (ref. 81000423)
- Visitor center since
- July 2000
Sources
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