Griffith station (Grand Trunk Western Railroad)
Appearance
Griffith Grand Trunk Depot | |
Location | 201 S. Broad St., Griffith, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 41°31′16″N 87°25′39″W / 41.52111°N 87.42750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1911 |
Built by | Grand Trunk & Western Railroad |
NRHP reference No. | 03000985[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 28, 2003 |
Griffith Grand Trunk Depot is a historic train station located at Griffith, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. It is a simple one-story, frame building measuring 20 feet by 30 feet. It has a steeply pitched hipped roof with overhanging eaves and a projecting three-sided bay. The depot operated until 1980. It was moved to its present location in the Griffith Historical Park and Railroad Museum in 1980.[2]: 5, 10
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Christopher Baas (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Griffith Grand Trunk Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
External links
[edit]- Griffith Historical Society website Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
Preceding station | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | Following station | ||
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Harvey toward Chicago
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Main Line | Valparaiso toward Port Huron
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Maynard toward Chicago
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Suburban Service (Chicago) | Bothwell toward Valparaiso
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Categories:
- History museums in Indiana
- Former Grand Trunk Western Railroad stations
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1911
- National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Indiana
- Railway stations in Lake County, Indiana
- 1911 establishments in Indiana
- Former railway stations in Indiana
- Lake County, Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs