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| Hampton Visitor Information Centre |
In the case of the Quilt Barn Tour, we usually recommend visitors start at the Visitor Information Center. This is a central spot to begin your tour where you can pick up a brochure of the route, and also stroll the Hampton Town Square to see four of the painted quilt blocks on our route (Hampton Health Centre, Lutz Longstaff Parish, VIC, and Old County Gaol).
Visitors to Hampton continue an age-old tradition when they stop at the Visitor Information Centre. This building formerly served as the Hampton train station, a bustling site where passenger traffic and freight cars were loaded and unloaded.
The current building is the third station to sit on this site; the first was constructed in 1859 and was both train station and home to the first station master, George Flewwelling. This building was destroyed by fire and replaced by a larger, three-storey structure in 1867. In 1922 the station was demolished in part, and renovated to the current building that now stands.
The coming of the railway in 1859 marked a huge change for Hampton. Formerly, Kingston had been the shiretown (county capital) of Kings County but with the arrival of the railway and the change from traveling in boats on the river to traveling by rail, Hampton grew in prominence. In the 1860s debate raged over the change but finally the decision was made; Hampton would become the new shiretown of Kings County.
Visitors to Hampton continue an age-old tradition when they stop at the Visitor Information Centre. This building formerly served as the Hampton train station, a bustling site where passenger traffic and freight cars were loaded and unloaded.
The current building is the third station to sit on this site; the first was constructed in 1859 and was both train station and home to the first station master, George Flewwelling. This building was destroyed by fire and replaced by a larger, three-storey structure in 1867. In 1922 the station was demolished in part, and renovated to the current building that now stands.
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| The second train station - post 1867 |
The coming of the railway in 1859 marked a huge change for Hampton. Formerly, Kingston had been the shiretown (county capital) of Kings County but with the arrival of the railway and the change from traveling in boats on the river to traveling by rail, Hampton grew in prominence. In the 1860s debate raged over the change but finally the decision was made; Hampton would become the new shiretown of Kings County.
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