{"nrhp_refnum":"85001694","name":"Barnesville Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"300 E. Church St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Barnesville","county":"Belmont County","state":"OH","lat":39.98870384400004,"lon":-81.17317984399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-08-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story buff brick railroad passenger depot at 300 E. Church Street in Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio, built in 1916-17 for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by local contractor W. H. Patterson and Son.","why_significant":"The depot is argued to be significant for its role as Barnesville's main transportation and communication link from 1917 until the 1960s, and for its design. Its tile roof, stone water table and distinctive Mission-shaped dormers reflect a B & O corporate design adapted with local character. It is the last remaining railroad-related structure in the village.","narrative":"Built in 1916-17, this single-story brick depot in Barnesville, Ohio, measures 77 by 26 feet and sits beside a now-abandoned rail line. Local contractor W. H. Patterson and Son laid its buff brick in Flemish bond above a stone water table. A low, flared hipped tile roof rests on molded brackets, and brick dormers shaped like Spanish Mission gables, with stone coping, ball finials and quatrefoil openings, mark each side. Inside, a large waiting room is flanked by storage rooms and offices. Passenger service ran from the depot until 1961, and it served as the town's main link to the outside world, including for local men leaving for military service. The design resembles other Baltimore and Ohio depots in Cambridge and Mt. Vernon, yet its dormers gave Barnesville a distinct identity. After the freight station was demolished in 1962, it became the last railroad structure in the village, and it remains largely as built.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"W. H. Patterson and Son","architectural_style":"Spanish Mission style revival influences (shaped dormers)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as vacant and in fair condition, with several boarded-up windows; largely unaltered from original construction. The railroad used it for offices and freight until 1983.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.898895-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/85001694.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001694/3a93a363d3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001694/3a93a363d3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bwsmith84 (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnesville_Ohio_Railroad_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bwsmith84 (talk)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barnesville_Ohio_Railroad_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986819","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnesville_station_(Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4861580"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/belmont-county/barnesville-baltimore-and-ohio-railroad-depot-85001694/"}