Jan 12, 2021
City leaders in St. Clairsville are considering a project that would preserve a piece of the community’s history, and it is one they should undertake.
Situated along Sugar Street is an old transportation hub that could be adapted for modern use. The retired railroad depot would require some work to be a viable public facility, but it seems it is not too far gone to salvage.
According to Gabe Hayes, a local resident who works with Wallace-Pancher engineering firm, The building needs roof repairs, work on its interior walls and scraping and painting of its exterior walls. Its windows already have been restored.