Philippi B & O Railroad Station
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The Philippi B&O Railroad Station was built in 1911 on a prominent site in Philippi, West Virginia
. The Mission style
building is an unusual representative of that style in West Virginia
. After passenger service to Philippi ceased in 1956, the building was used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
as a workshop. The station was purchased by the city in 1979 and was restored as the Barbour County Historical Society Museum.
Philippi, West Virginia
Philippi is a city in — and the county seat of — Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. The population was 2,870 at the 2000 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as "The Philippi Races"...
. The Mission style
Mission style
Mission style may refer to the following:*Mission Style Furniture*Mission Revival Style architecture*American Craftsman, an architectural and design movement*Mission School, an art movement of the late 20th century...
building is an unusual representative of that style in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. After passenger service to Philippi ceased in 1956, the building was used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
as a workshop. The station was purchased by the city in 1979 and was restored as the Barbour County Historical Society Museum.
External links
- Barbour County Historical Museum - information