Tazewell station

Tazwell station
Front and side of the depot
General information
Location135 Railroad Ave., Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Coordinates37°7′58″N 81°31′35″W / 37.13278°N 81.52639°W / 37.13278; -81.52639
OwnerTown of Tazwell
ConnectionsTazwell Railway and Light Company (1892–1933)[1][2]
History
Opened1888 (1888)
Rebuilt1928
Former services
Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
Pisgah
toward Norton
 Norton – Bluefield Five Oaks
toward Bluefield
Tazewell Depot
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
NRHP reference No.15000020[3]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 2015
Location

The Tazewell Depot is a historic railroad station at 135 Railroad Avenue in North Tazewell, Virginia. It is a long rectangular brick structure, one story in height, with a hip roof that has broad eaves supported by large brackets. Both the long street-facing and track-facing sides have projecting bay sections.

The depot was built in 1888 and rebuilt in 1928[4]: 46  by the Norfolk and Western Railway to serve passenger traffic on its line; the substantial freight volume was handled by a larger adjacent frame building.[5] The Tazwell Street Railway started operations in 1892 and it served the depot as the terminus on its line to Tazewell proper.[2] The streetcar laid on the opposite side of the depot from the main line railroad.[1][4]: 57  Passenger service on the railroads declined with the advent of the automobile,[4]: 48  leading to the end of the streetcar in 1933.[1] The original depot was dismantled in 1957 and passenger service ended in 1959, after which time the depot was also used for freight traffic, which was finally ended in 1974. It is one of two surviving depots that served on the Clinch River Line.[5]

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Blue Ridge Country staff (January 1, 2026). "Curios: The Amazing Run of the Tazewell Trolley". Blue Ridge Country. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Tazwell Trolley" (PDF). Tazwell County Historical Society. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Historic Review Board" (PDF). Town of Tazewell. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Tazewell Depot". Virginia DHR. Retrieved September 28, 2015.


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