Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House

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Paducah Freight House

The Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House, or more simply Paducah Freight House, is a historic railroad building in Paducah , Kentucky .

history

In 1852 the first foundation for the construction of a railway line to Paducah was laid. Lloyd Tilghman , the leader of the New Orleans and Ohio Railroad , laid the first eleven kilometers of track connecting Paducah to Florence Station , Kentucky.

The freight terminal was built in 1925 by the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway , which hoped to merge with other railway companies in the future, such as the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway . The building was therefore larger than it was actually needed, as this merger was not implemented. The station was usually used for the transshipment of fruit and vegetables , i.e. goods that needed constant cooling between the trains and the transport vehicles of the intermediaries. The railroad company went on in 1957 in the Louisville and Nashville Railroad . In 1974 L&N cut its workforce in Paducah and moved the remaining workers to another freight depot in the city. The Johnston-Backus Brokerage Company purchased the structure in November 1976. On July 17, 1979, the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House was added to the National Register of Historic Places . When Johnston and Backus retired in 1993, they sold the property to Charles and Carolyn Simpson, who set up an antique shop there.

The cargo building is a two-story structure with a limestone base . Its appearance with the Palladin windows and the dormers with cornices and the end walls is reminiscent of the Tudor style . The openings in the building are emphasized by the different colored bricks.

Adjacent is the Paducah Railroad Museum, which was originally on the second floor. but was relocated when it was sold.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Time Table Paducah Chapter National Railway Historical Society
  2. ↑ a b Smith Sec. 8, pages 1f.
  3. ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed June 12, 2016
  4. ^ History of the Paducah Freight House Paducah Chapter National Railway Historical Society
  5. ↑ Smith Sec. 7, page 1
  6. ^ History of the Paducah Freight House Paducah Chapter National Railway Historical Society

literature

  • Smith, KC: Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House NRHP Nomination Form . Kentucky Heritage Commission, Paducah, Kentucky March 1979.

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