Huntsville Depot (Huntsville, Alabama)
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Church Street Northwest, 330
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museum, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, railroad station, historic landmark, railroad museum
Historic railroad station listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Built: 1860
Expanded: 1912
Area: 2.8 acres
Also known as: Southern Railroad System Depot; Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co. Passenger Depot
Date added to NRHP: 9/10/1971
Other designations: Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Current use: railroad museum
Notes: Oldest surviving railroad station in Alabama. Was used temporarily as a Union-run prison during the Civil War. It now makes up part of the Huntsville Depot & Museum.
Built: 1860
Expanded: 1912
Area: 2.8 acres
Also known as: Southern Railroad System Depot; Memphis & Charleston Railroad Co. Passenger Depot
Date added to NRHP: 9/10/1971
Other designations: Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Current use: railroad museum
Notes: Oldest surviving railroad station in Alabama. Was used temporarily as a Union-run prison during the Civil War. It now makes up part of the Huntsville Depot & Museum.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsville_Depot
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°44'4"N 86°35'26"W
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