| Upon completion of the
track of the road and the commencement of operations, in 1854,
the North Carolina RR ordered the construction of its shops. The
buildings below were constructed in the next three years and
remained in use until 1918. (Derived from Stokes, Company
Shops, The Town Built By A Railroad, 1981) |
| Use |
Dimensions |
Material |
Notes |
| Machine shop |
237' x 66' |
Brick |
Gantry crane between machine shop
buildings |
| " |
180' x 100' |
" |
Contained a Corliss steam engine |
| Carpenter shop |
195' x 60' |
" |
|
| Blacksmith shop |
128' x 40' |
" |
2 forges, 1 steam hammer |
| Dry kiln |
? |
" |
|
| Foundry |
? |
" |
|
| Boiler room |
" |
Corrugated iron |
|
| Coal house |
? |
Wood |
|
| Well house |
? |
" |
|
| Passenger shed |
? |
" |
|
| Engine shed |
? |
" |
|
| Privy |
? |
" |
|
| Boarding house for workers |
? |
Brick |
"Long," one story |
| General purpose |
? |
? |
| 1st Story: General store/commissary,
telegraph office, post office, passenger waiting room |
| 2nd Story: large hall for all types
of meetings |
|
| Houses |
? |
|
For officers & employees |
| Hotel |
? |
Brick & wood |
2-story, 30+ rooms |
|