Paducah Freight House
Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House | |
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| Location | 300 S. 3rd St., Paducah, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°5′6″N 88°35′42″W / 37.08500°N 88.59500°W |
| Built | 1925 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003118[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1979 |
The Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House, simply known as the Paducah Freight House, is a historic railroad
freight depot located in the southern portion of downtown Paducah, Kentucky
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In 1852 the first charter to build a railroad for Paducah was established.
New Orleans & Ohio Railroad, established the first seven miles of track for Paducah, connecting the town to Florence Station, Kentucky.[2]
The
Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1957. In 1974 the L&N reduced their presence in Paducah and moved their workers to a different depot at 6th and Norton in Paducah. The Johnston-Backus Brokerage Company purchased the building in November 1976. In 1993 Johnston and Backus retired, selling it to Charles and Carolyn Simpson, who made it an antique mall.[3][4]
The Freight House is a two-story brick structure with a limestone foundation. It has a Tudor look with its Palladian-type windows and parapeted dormers and end walls. Its different colored bricks detail the openings of the building.[5]
The Paducah Railroad Museum is next door. It started on the second floor of the freight house, but once the freight house was sold the museum moved to Washington and 2nd streets.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Time Table Paducah Chapter National Railway Historical Society
- ^ a b Smith Sec.8, pp.1,2
- ^ a b History of the Paducah Freight House Paducah Chapter National Railway Historical Society
- ^ Smith Sec.7, p.1
- Paducah Railroad Museum Official site
- Smith, K.C. (March 1979). Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House NRHP Nomination Form. Paducah, Kentucky: Kentucky Heritage Commission.