HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. — A former freight station built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1905 will be sold at public auction on Friday by a public agency that no longer needs the brick structure for storage.
The Hoptown Chronicle reports the building is owned by the Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority, which has owned it since 2006, but has been vacant for several years. It includes about 5,600 feet of office space in a two-story structure and 9,500 feet of warehouse space, according to an ad by Bolinger Real Estate and Auction. The auction is set for noon CST. Additional information is available on the company’s Facebook page.
The newspaper reports the sale comes at the same time that a local group is attempting to save the city’s former L&N passenger station, which is located across the tracks from the freight depot. That building is owned by the city’s Local Development Corp., and has been vacant for four years. The group seeking to save the passenger station also has a Facebook page.
