Contoocook Railroad Museum and Visitor Center - Currier & Ives Scenic Byway - Contoocook, NH
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N 43° 13.359 W 071° 42.789
19T E 279649 N 4789114
The Contoocook Railroad Depot was completed in 1849. The depot currently serves as a museum and visitor center.
Waymark Code: WM169MW
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2022
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The Contoocook Railroad Depot is located in Hopkinton, New Hampshire, United States, in the village of Contoocook. The depot was completed in 1849 as one of the first substantial railroad passenger stations west of Concord on the Concord and Claremont Railroad. The building is one of the best preserved of a small number of gable-roofed railroad stations surviving from the first decade of rail development in New Hampshire. The station exemplifies the pioneering period of rail development in the state.
It is one of the earliest and least altered depots of the 1850 period in New Hampshire. Displaying the Greek Revival style, with modifications that proclaim its identity as a new building type, the depot is an important artifact in the history and evolution of railroad architecture in New Hampshire.
The depot currently serves as a museum and visitor center. It is open weekends and some week days. Second floor renovations taking place in 2013 have included a meeting room, museum displays, historic document archives and an additional bathroom. The building contains an elevator indoors for handicapped access to the second floor.
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