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Burlington station (Southern Railway)

Coordinates: 36°5′38″N 79°26′12″W / 36.09389°N 79.43667°W / 36.09389; -79.43667
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Southern Railway Passenger Station
Burlington station (Southern Railway) is located in North Carolina
Burlington station (Southern Railway)
Burlington station (Southern Railway) is located in the United States
Burlington station (Southern Railway)
LocationMain and Webb Sts., Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates36°5′38″N 79°26′12″W / 36.09389°N 79.43667°W / 36.09389; -79.43667
Arealess than one acre
Built1892 (1892)
Built byNorth Carolina Railroad Company
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Victorian Tudor
NRHP reference No.80002800[1]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1980

Southern Railway Passenger Station is a historic train station located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1892 by the North Carolina Railroad, and is a rectangular, one story red brick and wood building in a Victorian Tudor style. It features a hipped roof with flared eaves, decorative brackets, and an octagonal tower and two triangular dormers.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is located in the Downtown Burlington Historic District.

Current Amtrak Carolinian and Piedmont service passenger trains stop at a station nearby.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Barry Jacobs and Jerry L. Cross (November 1979). "Southern Railway Passenger Station" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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