Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot
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Danville station is an Amtrak train station in Danville, Virginia, served by the daily Crescent. The 1899-built station building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot. The station was built in 1899 from plans drawn by the noted Southern Railway architect Frank Pierce Milburn. In 1915, a track expansion required that the track be moved 133 feet to the northeast. The station was jacked up on rollers, and crews used mules and stump pullers to roll the building. The move was done so skillfully that not a single brick was cracked. In 1922, the building was almost destroyed by fire that broke out during a raging snowstorm, which prevented firefighting teams from reaching it. Southern Railway rebuilt the building to its original specifications, except for the spire that once topped the station. With the decline of passenger use of railroads, the building fell into disuse. For years it was closed and Amtrak passengers had to walk through a tunnel and wait for trains on an open platform between the tracks. In 1993 the station was closed to passenger service temporarily and bought by the City of Danville. In 1995, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The same year, a group of local civic leaders sought federal ISTEA funding and local contributions to renovate the station. In addition to serving Amtrak passengers, part of the station is now used as a campus of the Danville Science Center. This is the first satellite facility of the Science Museum of Virginia, coincidentally also a former train station. The station is also used for the Danville Farmer's Market. Media related to Danville station at Wikimedia Commons Danville, VA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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When was Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot listed on the National Register?
Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 20, 1995.
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Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Danville Southern Railway Passenger Depot is recorded as the industrial era.
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