Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 03000541 Architectural style Victorian architecture | Built 1901 (1901) Opened 1901 Added to NRHP 22 June 2003 | |
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Location 105 N. Broadway, Seymour, Indiana |
The Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse, located in Seymour, Indiana, has since January 2008 served as the Jackson County Visitor Center, for Jackson County, Indiana. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 2003.
Three separate railroads once used the facilities here. These railroads included the Jeffersonville Railroad and the Ohio and Mississippi Line. These facilities included a roundhouse repair shop, the Adams Express Company, and access to interurbans. A passenger depot located next to the freighthouse has been demolished. The Freighthouse has display detailing the history of railroads in Jackson County.
The Freighthouse is a block east of the Seymour Commercial Historic District.
References
Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA