The Pleasant Valley depot, built in 1874, is a reminder of the prosperity which the Shenandoah valley experienced after the Civil War. Located on State Route 679, in Rockingham County, Virginia, it was, at the time of these drawings, the last remaining example of a series of depots built by the Valley Railroad post war.[1]
The depot consisted of a waiting room, a general store, and a storeroom for farm supplies. It also served as the post office until the 1960s. There was a raised platform along the west side of the building facing the railroad tracks that had been removed at the time of these drawings.
[1] The recording project was part of the Historic American Engineering Record, a project of the National Park Service. It was performed under the direction of K. Edward Lay, professer of architecture at the University of Virginia. Drawings were measured and deliniated by Ernest O. Shealy, graduate student of architectural history during 1986. More information can be found in the Library of Congress, HAER survey number VA-11249