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Pennsboro station

Coordinates: 39°17′6″N 80°58′7″W / 39.28500°N 80.96861°W / 39.28500; -80.96861
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Pennsboro B&O Depot
Eastern end
Pennsboro station is located in West Virginia
Pennsboro station
Pennsboro station is located in the United States
Pennsboro station
LocationCorner of Broadway St. and Collins Ave., Pennsboro, West Virginia
Coordinates39°17′6″N 80°58′7″W / 39.28500°N 80.96861°W / 39.28500; -80.96861
Arealess than 1-acre (4,000 m2)
Built1883
ArchitectB&O Railroad
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.07000242 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 27, 2007

Pennsboro station is a historic railway depot located at Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia. It is a one-story brick building built on two sections. It was constructed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with the first section built in 1883, and the second added around 1900. It consists of three rooms and is approximately 1,315 square feet (122.2 m2) in size.[2] It was restored by the Ritchie County Historical Museum and open as a railroad museum and community center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as the Pennsboro B&O Depot.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Suzanne W. Hadley (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsboro B&O Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
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Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Ellenboro
toward St. Louis
St. Louis Line Toll Gate
toward Cumberland