Louisville and Nashville Depot (Evergreen, Alabama)

The Louisville and Nashville Depot is a historic railroad station in Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. It was built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1907. During the early 19th century, the station served as a gathering place for one of the social occasions of the small town, the meeting of the Sunday afternoon train.[2]

Louisville and Nashville Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	SW end of Front St., Evergreen, Alabama
Coordinates	31°26′2″N 86°57′31″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907 (1907)
Built by	Louisville & Nashville Railroad
NRHP reference No.	75000308[1]
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1975

The one-story wood frame building rests atop a low concrete foundation. It is roughly cruciform in plan, measuring 167 by 49 feet (51 m × 15 m) at its widest points. It is now in a very good state of preservation, although it was threatened by demolition during the 1970s.[2]

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1975.[1]

Preceding station	Louisville and Nashville Railroad			Following station
Sparta toward New Orleans		Main Line		Owassa toward Cincinnati

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Louisville and Nashville Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved April 28, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".