Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel
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Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel | |
 The depot in 2009 | |
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| Location | Main St., Stevenson, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 34°52′2″N 85°50′24″W / 34.86722°N 85.84000°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Part of | Stevenson Historic District (ID78000491) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000329[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 13, 1976 |
| Designated ARLH | September 15, 1975 |
The Stevenson Railroad Depot and Hotel station are a historic train station and hotel in Stevenson, Alabama, United States. They were built circa 1872 as a joint project of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad and the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, whose lines converged in Stevenson. When the Memphis & Charleston was purchased by the Southern Railway in 1898, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (who had taken over the N&C in 1880) took sole control of the depot and operated it until 1976. It was converted into a history museum in 1982. Both buildings are brick with gable roofs and Italianate details. The depot has a central, second-story tower that was added in 1887. The three-story hotel had a lobby, dining room, and kitchen on the first floor and eight large guest rooms on the upper floors.[2] The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1975 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
The building is now operated as the Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum and features area railroad and Civil War artifacts.[3]
