{"nrhp_refnum":"08001050","name":"Keysville Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Railroad Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Keysville","county":"Charlotte County","state":"VA","lat":37.03953307100005,"lon":-78.48521895399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-11-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame railroad depot on Railroad Avenue in Keysville, Charlotte County, Virginia, built in stages between 1890 and 1900 at the \"Y\" junction of two rail lines. It has an office and waiting room section and a large freight area.","why_significant":"The station is a rare surviving example of a vernacular frame depot, once common across southern Virginia. It was central to the growth of the town of Keysville and to rail transportation at the junction of the Richmond & Danville line and the Durham spur. Its segregated waiting rooms reflect the Jim Crow era.","narrative":"Keysville Railroad Station is a one-story frame depot beside the tracks in Keysville, Virginia, built in phases between 1890 and 1900 on the site of earlier depots lost to war and fire. It sits in the \"Y\" where the Richmond & Danville line met the 1882 spur toward Durham, which let trains reverse direction. The north end holds a ticket office with observation dormers and separate white and \"colored\" waiting rooms; the south end is a long freight room with loading docks on three sides. The building is clad in German siding and rests on brick piers. It was recognized for its role in the town's growth, its place in regional rail transportation, and its rare surviving form as a frame depot, with its segregated layout documenting Jim Crow-era practice. Passenger service ended in 1956. A nonprofit now owns the station and plans to rehabilitate it as a community center.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1890-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other (vernacular frame railroad depot)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as Work in Progress for current function. The freight area roof collapsed and was replaced with a temporary roof. The owner plans rehabilitation as a community center. The office and waiting room section is in relatively good condition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.097519-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/6800/41680061/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/08001050.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001050/75be1fd10d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/08001050/75be1fd10d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jwb23974","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keysville_Railroad_Station,_Keysville,_VA,_Charlotte_County.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jwb23974</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Keysville_Railroad_Station,_Keysville,_VA,_Charlotte_County.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100008902","name":"Keysville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/keysville-historic-district-100008902/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680061","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keysville_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712667"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/charlotte-county/keysville-railroad-station-08001050/"}