Clayton Railroad Station

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Clayton
CLAYTON RAILROAD STATION, KENT COUNTY, DE.jpg
Clayton station
LocationBassett St., Clayton, Delaware
Line(s)Delmarva Division
History
Opened1885
Closed1950s
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
toward
Delmarva Division
toward Wilmington
toward
Oxford Branch Terminus
Terminus Smyrna Branch
Terminus
Clayton Railroad Station
Clayton Railroad Station is located in Delaware
Clayton Railroad Station
LocationBassett St., Clayton, Delaware
Coordinates39°17′28″N 75°38′0″W / 39.29111°N 75.63333°W / 39.29111; -75.63333Coordinates: 39°17′28″N 75°38′0″W / 39.29111°N 75.63333°W / 39.29111; -75.63333
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1855 (1855)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.86003066[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1986

Clayton Railroad Station is a historic railway station located at Clayton, Kent County, Delaware. It was built about 1855, and is a one-story, five bay, brick, Italianate-style building. It as a low hip roof which extends about three feet from the building forming an overhang. It was built by the Delaware Railroad and remained in use as a passenger service into the 1950s. It later housed an antique shop.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Susanne N. Fox (August 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clayton Railroad Station". National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos

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