It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Bristol Railroad Station in 1980.

The tower has a hipped roof with deep overhanging eaves supported by long sawn brackets.

Stylistically, the station fits into the pattern of early 20th-century American eclecticism, combining Romanesque with various European vernacular modes.

[4] Several N&W trains served the station into the late 1960s: Passenger service to Bristol station ended with the discontinuance of the Birmingham Special on April 30, 1971, when Amtrak assumed control for intercity passenger service in the United States.

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