Martinsville Vandalia Depot

Martinsville Vandalia Depot

Martinsville Vandalia Depot, December 2011
Location 210 N. Marion St., Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°25′44″N 86°25′53″W / 39.42889°N 86.43139°W / 39.42889; -86.43139Coordinates: 39°25′44″N 86°25′53″W / 39.42889°N 86.43139°W / 39.42889; -86.43139
Area less than one acre
Built 1911 (1911)
Architect Prather, James; Duncan, Charles
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 91000268[1]
Added to NRHP March 14, 1991

Martinsville Vandalia Depot, also known as the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad Depot, is a historic train station located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built by the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad in 1911, and is a one-story, rectangular, Bungalow/American Craftsman style brick building. It has a bellcast red clay tile hipped roof and measures 24 feet by 75 feet. Passenger service on the line ended in 1940, and the building was subsequently used as a freight depot. The building faces the Martinsville Sanitarium. The building houses the Martinsville Chamber of Commerce and Martinsville Arts Council.[2]:2, 8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "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 Doris Corey (December 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Martinsville Vandalia Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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