Collinwood Railroad Station
Collinwood Railroad Station | |
| Location | Old railroad bed, Collinwood, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°10′25″N 87°44′19″W / 35.17359°N 87.73867°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000264[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 24, 1988 |
The Collinwood station is a former railway station in Collinwood, Tennessee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now the Collinwood Depot Library.[2]
History
Rail service to Collinwood began in December 1913 with the station building opening in 1916.[3] It was a station of the Tennessee Western Railroad,[4] which would later be incorporated into the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
The railroad line did not survive the Great Depression and the former Tennessee Western tracks were removed by the L&N between 1940 and 1941.
By 1947, the station building was being used as a private residence,[5] a warehouse, and a grist mill. In 1965 it served as the new location for Collinwood City Hall.
By 1980 it had become a senior citizens center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
On September 4, 2001, it became a library and museum.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Collinwood Commission Votes for Library to Remain in Depot Building Indefinitely". Wayne County News. October 21, 2025.
- ^ "Collinwood Train Depot History". City of Collinwood.
- ^ e Richard Quin; Miranda Koche (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Collinwood Railroad Station / Tennessee Western Railroad Station". National Park Service. Retrieved February 21, 2022. With accompanying seven photos from 1987
- ^ Sullivan, Phil (July 6, 1947). "Life In That Ghost". Nashville, Tennessee. The Tennessean. pp. 12–13. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.