Broad Street Station
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N 37° 33.627 W 077° 27.983
18S E 282154 N 4159907
Historical marker located near the Science Museum of Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMA1HJ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2010
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Broad Street Station (SA-46)
"Broad Street Station served passengers of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad from 6 Jan. 1919 until 15 Nov. 1975. This Neoclassical Revival station was the only commercial building designed by John Russell Pope, who also designed the Branch House in Richmond and the Jefferson Memorial, National Gallery of Art, and National Archives in Washington, D.C. This station is noted architecturally for its Classical details, hundred-foot-high rotunda, and cast-iron and steel butterfly canopies that sheltered travelers from the weather. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, the station became the home of the Science Museum of Virginia in 1977."
Marker Number: SA-46
Marker Title: Broad Street Station
Marker Location: 2500 W. Broad Street
County or Independent City: Richmond (Independent City)
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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