Clayton Railroad Station
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member barbybig
N 39° 17.456 W 075° 37.966
18S E 445432 N 4349253
Clayton Delaware Railroad Depot
Waymark Code: WM3HWK
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
Views: 6

The Maryland and Delaware Railroad was chartered on May 10, 1854, with the guiding force of General Tench Tilghman, grandson of the Revolutionary War hero. Proposed to connect with the Delaware Railroad main line, construction on the 54-mile line between Smyrna Station (later Clayton), Delaware and Oxford, Maryland commenced on December 27, 1957.

Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Italianate
Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Street address:
Bassett Street
Clayton, DE Kent
19938


County / Borough / Parish: Kent County

Year listed: 1986

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1885

Historic function: Transportation

Current function: Commerce/Trace/Specialty Store

Privately owned?: yes

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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