Purcellville Train Station

Purcellville Train Station is a historic railway station located in Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia.^[3] The station is adjacent to the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail (W&OD Trail).^[4] The Southern Railway constructed the station in 1904. The station is a one-story, rectangular frame building with a hipped roof and deeply overhanging eaves supported by triangular knee braces. It was a station on the Washington and Old Dominion Railway and later, the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad from 1912 until the line closed in 1968, with passenger service ceasing in 1951.^[5]

Purcellville Train Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Purcellville Train Station, August 2008
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Location	200 N 21st St, Purcellville, Virginia
Coordinates	39.13848°N 77.71616°W / 39.13848; -77.71616
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1904 (1904)
Architectural style	board and batten vernacular
NRHP reference No.	10000307[1]
VLR No.	286-5001-0233
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 28, 2010
Designated VLR	March 18, 2010[2]

The Purcellville Preservation Association restored the station in 2002.^[6] The town of Purcellville maintains the station as a public meeting facility and public restrooms, under the purview of the town's Train Station Steering & Oversight Committee.^[7] A Loudoun visitors center within the station contains a W&OD Railroad historical display and hosts wine-tasting events. The visitors center is open from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from late April through October.^[8] The National Park Service added the station to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2010.^[9]