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Linden Depot

Coordinates: 40°11′35″N 86°54′17″W / 40.19306°N 86.90472°W / 40.19306; -86.90472
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Linden Depot
Linden Depot
Linden Depot is located in Indiana
Linden Depot
Linden Depot is located in the United States
Linden Depot
Location202 N. James St., Linden, Indiana, United States
Coordinates40°11′35″N 86°54′17″W / 40.19306°N 86.90472°W / 40.19306; -86.90472
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.90001781[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1990

Linden Depot is a historic train station located at Linden, Montgomery County, Indiana. In 1852 the New Albany and Salem Railroad (later Monon) Railroad cut through Montgomery County, Indiana. The old stage road between Crawfordsville and Linden was given to the railroad as an inducement to get them to build through Linden. 1852 also saw the building of the first Linden depot, on a site behind the present day Post Office. The building was moved to the current location in 1881 when the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad was built through Linden, crossing the Monon at this location.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Museum

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Located in the disused Monon Railroad Station, the Linden Museum is run by the Linden-Madison Twp. Historical Society. The museum is a joint venture between the Linden-Madison Twp. Historical Society and the Monon Railroad Historical/Technical Society.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "The Linden Depot Museum". Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
  3. ^ "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 Linda Burkle; Robert Straw; Mark Eutsler (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Linden Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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Preceding station Monon Railroad Following station
Romney
toward Chicago
Main Line Manchester
toward Louisville
Preceding station Nickel Plate Road Following station
New Richmond
toward St. Louis
St. Louis – Toledo Clarks Hill
toward Toledo