Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company

Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company
Front and western side
Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company is located in Virginia
Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company
Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company is located in the United States
Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company
LocationE. King St., Strasburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°59′14″N 78°21′23″W / 38.98722°N 78.35639°W / 38.98722; -78.35639
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
NRHP reference No.79003086[1]
VLR No.306-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1979
Designated VLRApril 17, 1979[2]

Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company, also known as the Strasburg Museum, Steam Pottery, and Southern Railroad Station, is a historic factory building located at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, 10-bay brick building originally constructed for the Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company to make earthenware. It was converted to railroad use in 1913, at which time a one-story pent roof was added. The building is covered with a slate-clad hipped roof surmounted by a hipped monitor. The building served as a station and depot for the Southern Railroad.[3]

The Strasburg Museum opened in the building in 1970.[4] Displays include railroad artifacts and a model railroad, Strasburg pottery, Native American artifacts, period rooms, and items from the American Civil War.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "Strasburg Museum home page". Strasburg Museum. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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