Southern Railway Spencer Shops | |
 The roundhouse and turntable at the Spencer Shops, along with a variety of preserved railroad equipment | |
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| Location | Spencer, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°41′13″N 80°26′10″W / 35.68694°N 80.43611°W |
| Area | 57 acres (23 ha) |
| Built | 1896 |
| Built by | Southern Railway Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001972[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1978 |
The Southern Railway Spencer Shops are a former locomotive repair facility in Spencer, North Carolina. The shops were one of the Southern Railway's primary maintenance facilities. The shops were built in the 1890s and named after Southern Railway president Samuel Spencer. Following dieselization, the need for the Spencer Shops diminished, and the facilities were decommissioned in the 1970s. The Spencer Shops and associated land were donated by the Southern Railway to the state of North Carolina, which established the North Carolina Transportation Museum on the site.[2]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Southern Railway Spencer Shops (PDF) (Report). 1978.