Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot

Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot
Location Main St., Lost Creek Rd. and Cty Rte 48, Lost Creek, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°9′37″N 80°21′6″W / 39.16028°N 80.35167°W / 39.16028; -80.35167Coordinates: 39°9′37″N 80°21′6″W / 39.16028°N 80.35167°W / 39.16028; -80.35167
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1892, 1923
Architectural style Other, Folk Victorian
NRHP Reference # 05000660[1]
Added to NRHP July 6, 2005

Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot is a historic railroad depot located at Lost Creek, Harrison County, West Virginia. It was built in 1892 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and is a one-story, Folk Victorian frame building with board-and-batten siding. It measures 44 feet by 18 feet, 6 inches. In 1923, it was the largest cattle shipping point east of the Mississippi River.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Becky Nesbitt and Jeff Wyne (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lost Creek Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.


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