Alderson Main Street Copyright 2016
Alderson’s Train Depot
The
current
standing
Alderson
Depot
was
built
in
1896
and
went
out
of
service
in
1973.
It
is
the
only
remaining
standard
station
with
a
bay
window
in
both
the
front
and
the
back..
It
was
built
by
a
C&O
road
crew
in
one
week.
Now
this historical building has been fully restored.
The
driving
forces
behind
the
depot
restoration
were
Tod
Hanger,
Tom
and
Neta
Roush,
and
Jerry
Williams.
The
building
is
a
historic
structure
and
a
contributing
element
in
Alderson's
National
Register
Historic
District.
Because
it
has
historical
significance,
the
depot
had
to
be
painted
in
the
original
color--C
&
O
orange.
Grants
to
do
all
the
restoration
work
were
secured
from
different
organizations
with
the
largest
coming
from
the
West
Virginia
Division
of
Highways'
Transportation
Enhancement
Program.
and
had
to
be
matched
with
a
certain
percentage
of
funds
from
Alderson Main Street. These funds were raised by denotations from private citizens and private grants.
DEPOT
