Kernersville Depot is a historic

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located at

Kernersville Kernersville is a town in Forsyth County and the largest suburb of Winston-Salem. The town is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. A small portion of the town is also in Guilford County. The population was 26,481 at the 2020 census, up ...

, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built by the

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in 1873. It is a plain one-story,

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gable roofed building sheathed in

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siding in the Late Victorian style. It served as a depot until a new station was built in 1901. After that, it provided storage for the railroad and later for a farm and feed business. It was listed on the

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in 1988.

References

Buildings and structures in Forsyth County, North Carolina Railway stations in the United States opened in 1873 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Forsyth County, North Carolina Victorian architecture in North Carolina Former railway stations in North Carolina {{ForsythCountyNC-NRHP-stub