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The Brassfield, KY depot. One of two remaining structures of the Louisville and Atlantic Railroad Co. The original line was built as the Richmond, Irvine, Nicholasville, and Beattyville Railroad in an attempt by the Monon to takeover the L&N by being the first railroad to reach the east Kentucky coal fields. This almost worked and had it the L&N would be a footnote in railroad history. However, the L&N sent agents secretly acting on their behalf to purchase as many shares of Monon stock as possible and eventually wound up in full control of the MONON and the RIN&B. The RIN&B was renamed the L&A and operated as a subsidary until abandonment.
Today this station is one of two remaining that were on the line. This one as part of a farm in Madison Co. and the other one was turned into a house on the Madison/Jessimine Co. line at Valley View.
Today this station is one of two remaining that were on the line. This one as part of a farm in Madison Co. and the other one was turned into a house on the Madison/Jessimine Co. line at Valley View.
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The station building itself was actually donated to the city of Richmond, KY a couple of years ago by the farmer that owns it. The only problem is it was determined by a group set out to look at it (including me) that there's really no logical way to move and restore the building.
All the weight bearing members are shot (you can't see in the picture but on the other side of the building its shifted so bad one end is about two feet higher than the other) and there really isn't anything to save. We came to the conclusion that the city could remove as much saveable material as possible (mostly the clay tile roof slates) and incorporate them into a new construction based on the buildings measurements.
However, since the city of Richmond has no place to put or frankly any use for something like this thats as far as it went.
All the weight bearing members are shot (you can't see in the picture but on the other side of the building its shifted so bad one end is about two feet higher than the other) and there really isn't anything to save. We came to the conclusion that the city could remove as much saveable material as possible (mostly the clay tile roof slates) and incorporate them into a new construction based on the buildings measurements.
However, since the city of Richmond has no place to put or frankly any use for something like this thats as far as it went.
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