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The Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse, located in Tour INDIANA... your Indiana Connection!
/ref> ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. The Freighthouse is a block east of the Seymour Commercial Historic District.
Jackson County Visitor Center
National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Indiana Railway freight houses on the National Register of Historic Places Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Victorian architecture in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1901 Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Indiana Tourist attractions in Jackson County, Indiana {{JacksonCountyIN-NRHP-stub
The Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse, located in Seymour, Indiana
Seymour is a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. Its population was 21,569 at the 2020 census.
The city is noted for its location at the intersection of two major north–south and east–west railroads, which cross each other in th ...
, has since January 2008 served as the Jackson County Visitor Center, for Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 42,376. The county seat is Brownstown.
History
Jackson County was formed in 1816. It was named after General Andrew Jackson.
Jackson County was ...
. This freight house
A freight house is a building owned and operated by a railroad for receiving, loading, unloading, and temporary storage of less-than-car load (LCL) freight. Having a protected area for temporary freight storage improves efficiency by allowing ...
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 v ...
on June 22, 2003.
Three separate railroads once used the facilities here. These railroads included the Jeffersonville Railroad Jeffersonville is the name of several places in the United States:
*Jeffersonville, Georgia
* Jeffersonville, Illinois
* Jeffersonville, Indiana
*Jeffersonville, Kentucky
*Jeffersonville, New York
*Jeffersonville, Ohio
*Jeffersonville, Vermont
Jef ...
and the Ohio and Mississippi Line. These facilities included a roundhouse repair shop, the Adams Express Company
Adams Funds, formerly Adams Express Company, is an investment company made up of Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.(NYSE: ADX), a publicly traded diversified equity fund, and Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc. (NYSE: PEO), formerly Petroleum & Res ...
, and access to interurban
The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 a ...
s. A passenger depot located next to the freighthouse has been demolished. The Freighthouse has display detailing the history of railroads in Jackson County./ref> ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. The Freighthouse is a block east of the Seymour Commercial Historic District.
References
External links
Jackson County Visitor Center
National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Indiana Railway freight houses on the National Register of Historic Places Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Victorian architecture in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1901 Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Indiana Tourist attractions in Jackson County, Indiana {{JacksonCountyIN-NRHP-stub