Seaboard Coastline Building
Seaboard Coastline Building | |
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| Location | 1 High St., Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°50′5″N 76°17′49″W / 36.83472°N 76.29694°WCoordinates: 36°50′5″N 76°17′49″W / 36.83472°N 76.29694°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | 1894-1895, 1914 |
| Built by | Seaboard Air Line Railway |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003129[1] |
| VLR No. | 124-0053 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1985 |
| Designated VLR | August 13, 1985[2] |
Seaboard Coastline Building, also known as Old City Hall, is a historic train station located at Portsmouth, Virginia. The original section was built in 1894-1895 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. It is a five-story brick and concrete structure, with the top two floors added in 1914. The front facade features a distinctive half-round or semicylindrical profile intended to recall the imagery of the streamlined locomotives of the late-19th century. The building served as the northern terminus and office headquarters of the Seaboard Air Line until 1958, then used as the municipal building until 1980.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Douglas J. Harnsberger (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Seaboard Coastline Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1895
- National Register of Historic Places in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations
- Hampton Roads, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs