Purcellville Train Station
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Purcellville Train Station | |
 Purcellville Train Station, August 2008 | |
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| Location | 200 N 21st St, Purcellville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°08′19″N 77°42′58″W / 39.13848°N 77.71616°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architectural style | board and batten vernacular |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000307[1] |
| VLR No. | 286-5001-0233 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 2010 |
| Designated VLR | March 18, 2010[2] |
Purcellville Train Station is a historic railway station located in Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia.[3] The station is adjacent to the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail).[4] The Southern Railway constructed the station in 1904. The station is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a hipped roof and deeply overhanging eaves supported by triangular knee braces. It was a station on the Washington and Old Dominion Railway and later, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad from 1912 until the line closed in 1968, with passenger service ceasing in 1951.[5]
The Purcellville Preservation Association restored the station in 2002.[6] The town of Purcellville maintains the station as a public meeting facility and public restrooms, under the purview of the town's Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee.[7] A Loudoun visitors center within the station contains a W&OD Railroad historical display and hosts wine-tasting events. The visitors center is open from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from late April through October.[8] The National Park Service added the station to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2010.[9]
