▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁Raymond ▁Rail road ▁Dep ot ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁village ▁center , ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁between ▁Dep ot ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁right - of - way ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁and ▁Maine ▁Rail road ▁Port sm outh ▁Branch , ▁now ▁the ▁Rock ingham ▁Rec re ational ▁Tra il . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁ob long ▁basically ▁rect angular ▁single - story ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure , ▁with ▁a ▁hip ▁roof ▁extending ▁beyond ▁the ▁building ▁dimensions ▁to ▁provide ▁shelter ▁on ▁the ▁adjacent ▁platform ▁areas . ▁The ▁roof ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁cham fer ed ▁square ▁posts ▁with ▁sa wn ▁brackets , ▁and ▁also ▁has ▁exposed ▁ra fter ▁ends ▁as ▁a ▁decor ative ▁feature . ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁wooden ▁cla p boards ▁and ▁scal lop - cut ▁sh ing les . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁project ing ▁sections , ▁including ▁the ▁ticket ▁bo oth ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁where ▁original ▁sem aph ore ▁signal ing ▁equipment ▁is ▁located . ▁The ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁adapted ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁museum , ▁retain s ▁significant ▁features , ▁including ▁original ▁ben ches ▁in ▁the ▁waiting ▁area , ▁and ▁gates ▁separated ▁the ▁b agg age ▁area ▁from ▁the ▁ticket ing ▁area . ▁ ▁Raymond ▁was ▁first ▁served ▁by ▁a ▁rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁Port sm outh ▁and ▁Con cord ▁Rail road ▁opened ▁service . ▁Its ▁first ▁station ▁burn ed ▁in ▁ 1 8