Lee Hall Depot

Lee Hall Depot

Medical Arts Building, September 2012
Location Lee Hall Depot, Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates 37°11′40″N 76°34′21″W / 37.19444°N 76.57250°W / 37.19444; -76.57250Coordinates: 37°11′40″N 76°34′21″W / 37.19444°N 76.57250°W / 37.19444; -76.57250
Area less than one acre
Built 1881 (1881)
Architect C&O Railway Engineering Department
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake
NRHP Reference # 10000793[1]
VLR # 121-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 26, 2010
Designated VLR June 17, 2010[2]

Lee Hall Depot is a historic railway depot located in the Lee Hall neighborhood of Newport News, Virginia. It was built about 1881, as a one-story, frame building. A two-story midsection was added in 1893 with Stick Style embellishments and a pentagonal two-story bay. A one-story wing was added by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to the north end of the depot in 1918 to handle the influx of military personnel to Fort Eustis. The depot was used for passenger service into the 1970s. The Lee Hall Depot was moved from its original location in 2009 to prevent it from being demolished by the CSX Railroad.[3] The building is under restoration to be used as a local history museum.

In September 2015 the Lee Hall Train Station Foundation received a $600,000 federal grant to pay for the building's restoration.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/20/10 through 9/24/10. National Park Service. 2010-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Mary Kayaselcuk (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lee Hall Depot" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  4. ↑ Clift, Theresa (28 September 2015). "Newport News gets OK on grant to finish Lee Hall Depot renovations". Daily Press. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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