Berea station (Kentucky)
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Passenger Depot | |
Location | Broadway at Adams St. Berea, Kentucky |
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Coordinates | 37°34′17″N 84°17′58″W / 37.57139°N 84.29944°W |
NRHP reference No. | 75000797 |
Added to NRHP | August 22, 1975 |
Berea Depot is a former railway station in Berea, Kentucky. The Kentucky Central Railroad acquired the site and built a small wooden station in 1883.[1] Demolition of the old depot began in February 1905, with a new expanded building constructed that year.[2] The modern brick depot is the third on the site and was built in 1917.[1][3] Passenger service ended on March 7, 1968. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1975, and subsequently purchased by the City of Berea.[1] The depot building was renovated in the early 1980s by the non-profit group Marketing Appalachia's Traditional Community Handicrafts (MATCH), who opened a shop in an addition to the original station building.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Berea's L&N Depot". Berea Tourism Commission. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ "A New Depot". Berea, Kentucky. The Berea Citizen. February 23, 1905. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Carlberg, Howard; Carlberg, Marvin; Stephens, Patricia L. (2009). Berea. Arcadia Publishing. p. 19. ISBN 9780738567167.
- ^ "Berea Train Depot Reopened As Folk, Handcraft Center". Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Kentucky New Era. July 21, 1982. p. 11. Retrieved June 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.