The Contoocook Railroad Depot is a historic landmark for New Hampshire, being one of the first train depot's on the original Concord and Claremont Railroad line later purchased by the Boston & Maine Railroad. The depot serves as a museum and meeting location for its Board of Directors. Here is some history about the depot:

During the summer of 2002, the historic Contoocook Railroad Depot and covered railroad bridge began a trip back in time with an extensive renovation to restore them to their 1910 glory. "When you came to Contoocook, you came on the rail" said Chip Chesley, past President of the Contoocook Riverway Association, the non-profit that handled the project. "This was the village's front door and it just seemed natural that it should be restored for the public to enjoy."

Built in 1850, the Contoocook Depot was the first station on what became the Concord to Claremont Railroad, which later became the Boston & Maine Railroad in 1887. The passenger service ended in 1955 and freight service terminated in 1962. The Contoocook Riverway Association bought the depot from the town of Hopkinton for one silver dollar in 1999. The covered bridge, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is owned by the State of New Hampshire. The $400,000 restoration project was funded by federal grants administered through the State Department of Transportation and by community donations. The journey took approximately three years. Restoration of the depot building was first - the roof stripped and replaced with wooden shingles that resembled the roof until the 1930's. New exterior siding and paint, followed by the sandblasting and painting of the train signal, or semaphore, brought the building's look back nearly a century.
The depot's surviving interior details include two ticket windows and most of the original walls and ceilings, still covered with tongue-and-groove paneling common in the late 19th century. Over the years, many original items have been returned to the depot by the community such as the enameled blue "Contoocook" station sign, luggage cart, seating bench, and other irreplaceable items.