Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Paducah Freight House
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2024
1. Paducah Freight House Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 37° 5.105′ N, 88° 35.71′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and South 3rd Street (Business U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 S 3rd St, Paducah KY 42003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cobb's Birth Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Courthouse (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rotary Club of Paducah / "Service Above Self" (about 700 feet away); Ann I. Baker / Ann I. Baker (1873 - 1931) (about 700 feet away); Paducah Coca-Cola Bottling Company (about 800 feet away); Western Baptist Hospital (about 800 feet away); Union Labor (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Century of Library Service 1904-2004 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.
Regarding Paducah Freight House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The present structure was built 1925 for use as the freight house and division headquarters for the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis [Railway] western Kentucky division.
From the 1930's through the early 1970's thousands of refrigerator car loads of fruits and vegetables from all over the nation were unloaded by brokers on the team track behind the freight house.
In 1957 the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis was absorbedinto its parent, the Louisville & Nashville In 1956 the Louisville & Nashville, along with other [rail]roads dropped its Louisville, Cincinnati, & Lexington business which had been handled through the Paducah freight house and by 1974 the Louisville & Nashville reduced its employee force in Paducah and moved the freight office to the yards at 6th & Norton.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 20242. Paducah Freight House Marker
Also see . . . Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway Office and Freight House (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1979. (Prepared by K.C. Smith and Jayne C. Henderson; via National Archives) (Submitted on August 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 8, 2024
3. Paducah Freight House
View from across South 3rd Street.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 30, 2019
4. Paducah Freight House Entrance
Above the door and at lower right is written 'N.C.& St. L. Ry.' signifying the original owner, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway. The freight house's year of construction, 1925, is also noted.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
