Montpelier Station, Virginia 22957
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miatabug
N 38° 13.706 W 078° 10.600
17S E 747133 N 4234930
The Montpelier Station Post Office was built in 1910 as a portion of the train depot built by the Dupont family.
Waymark Code: WM78EK
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2009
Views: 12
When the Dupont family took ownership of James Madison's Montpelier, they wanted train access to Delaware and the corporate offices and access to the large volumes of mail they received. They built this building to do both.
The building was painted green the last time we passed through, but has been restored to its original color combination as part of a restoration program. The newly renovated post office was the first phase of the restoration work.
Type of structure:: located in train depot
re-enter Zip Code here:: 22957
Current Status:: Still in Use
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