Built 1905 Opened 1905 Architectural style Romanesque architecture | NRHP Reference # 03000351 Area 13 ha Added to NRHP 1 May 2003 | |
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Location 0.5 mi. N of jct. of WV 20 and RR tracks, Princeton, West Virginia | ||
Virginian Railway Yard Historic District is a national historic district located at Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district includes 14 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure related to the Virginian Railway property at Princeton. Many date to the founding of the railway in 1905-1909, with others related to a physical improvements campaign in the 1920s. A number of the buildings are a vernacular interpretation of the Romanesque Revival style. They include the Locomotive Erecting Shop, transfer table pit (c. 1905), machine shop foundations, three water pump houses (c. 1910-1920), North Repair Shop (c. 1925), Brick Storehouse (c. 1940), and Car Wheel Shop (c. 1905).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.