Quitman Depot, also known as GM&O Railroad Depot, is a historic railway station located at 100 South Railroad Avenue in

Quitman, Mississippi Quitman is a city in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States, along the Chickasawhay River. The population was 2,323 at the 2010 census. Quitman is the county seat of Clarke County. History Quitman was established in 1839 and named as the cou ...

. The depot was placed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1994 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1996.

Description

The Quitman Depot is a one-story, rectangular, wood frame structure, built around 1910.National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (Quitman Depot)
Retrieved 2017-04-06. Typical of railway stations in small towns, the depot floor plan included areas for freight, a passenger waiting room, and an office for the railroad agent. The hip roof featured wide, overhanging eaves to shelter passengers and workers on the loading dock. The lower portion of outer walls was covered with board and batten wainscoting, and asbestos shingles covered the upper portion. The south elevation was dominated by a carriage porch, with an entrance door and three, double-hung sash windows on the south wall. The west elevation, facing the railroad, contained an agent's bay, entrance door, double hung sash windows, two freight doors, and loading dock. The loading dock extended across the north elevation and along the east elevation for access to two additional freight doors, then ended at a projecting bay, about mid-length on the east side. The depot's interior featured beaded-board walls and ceilings.

Restoration

By 1970, railroad operation at the depot had ceased. By 1990, the structure had become dilapidated from neglect. Historic Clarke County, Inc. acquired the depot and completed restoration in 1999, using private donations as matching funds to secure a grant from the

Mississippi Department of Transportation The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In addition to highways, the department also has a limited role in sup ...

. The Quitman Depot houses the Clarke County Chamber of Commerce.Clarke County Chamber of Commerce (Quitman Depot)
etrieved 2017-04-06.

References

{{Reflist National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Mississippi Mississippi Landmarks Former railway stations in Mississippi Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Former Mobile and Ohio Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1910 Repurposed railway stations in the United States