Luray station

Luray Norfolk and Western Passenger Station
The station in 2007
LocationJct. Campbell St. and Norfolk Southern Railway, Luray, Virginia
Coordinates38°39′50″N 78°27′38″W / 38.66389°N 78.46056°W / 38.66389; -78.46056
Area.7 acres (0.28 ha)[2]
Built1906
ArchitectCharles S. Churchill
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Tudor Revival[3]
NRHP reference No.99001718[1]
VLR No.159-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2000[1]
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999[4]

The Luray Norfolk and Western Passenger Station is a historic train station located in Luray, Virginia, United States. The Shenandoah Valley Railroad reached Luray in 1881 and constructed a station near where the present station is located. Shortly after the Norfolk and Western Railway absorbed the Shenandoah Valley Railroad in 1890, plans arose to construct a new station in Luray.[5] This station, which still stands, was constructed in 1906 and was designed by the railroad's Chief Engineer, Charles S. Churchill.[2] The structure was partially destroyed by fire in 1908 when it was struck by lightning; however, it was soon thereafter reconstructed according to the original design.[6] The station is a one-story brick structure featuring a hip roof. The building was converted to freight use around 1960[2] and was sold to the town of Luray by the Norfolk and Western's successor, the Norfolk Southern Railway, in 1999.[7]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 27, 2000.[1] It is a contributing property in the Luray Downtown Historic District.[8]

The building was rehabilitated by the Town of Luray in 2009 and is currently home to the Page County Railway Museum, the Luray-Page County Visitor Center, and offices for the Luray Downtown Initiative and the Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce.

Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
Grottoes
toward Roanoke
Hagerstown – Roanoke Front Royal
toward Hagerstown

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c National Register Information System
  2. ^ a b c Pezzoni 1999, section 7, p. 1.
  3. ^ Pezzoni 1999, p. 2.
  4. ^ Virginia Landmarks Register, p. 59.
  5. ^ Pezzoni 1999, section 8, p. 7.
  6. ^ Pezzoni 1999, section 8, p. 8.
  7. ^ Pezzoni 1999, section 8, p. 9.
  8. ^ Pezzoni and Giles 2002, pp.7–8.

References

  • "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010.
  • Pezzoni, J. Daniel (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Luray Norfolk and Western Passenger Station" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  • Pezzoni, J. Daniel & Leslie A. Giles (December 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Luray Downtown Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. pp. 7–8.
  • "Virginia Landmarks Register" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved August 16, 2013.