Taunton station (Old Colony Railroad)

TAUNTON

The historic Old Colony Railroad Station building. The new MBTA platform will be built just to the north.
Location Off Dean Street
Taunton, Massachusetts
Platforms 1 side platform (planned)
Tracks 1
Construction
Parking 209 (planned)
Disabled access Yes
Services
Preceding station   MBTA   Following station
South Coast Rail
Proposed
Old Colony Railroad Station
Location Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°54′16″N 71°4′56″W / 41.90444°N 71.08222°W / 41.90444; -71.08222Coordinates: 41°54′16″N 71°4′56″W / 41.90444°N 71.08222°W / 41.90444; -71.08222
Built 1876
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Taunton MRA
NRHP Reference #

84002192

[1]
Added to NRHP July 5, 1984

Old Colony Railroad Station is an historic Italianate train station located off Dean Street (US Route 44) in Taunton, Massachusetts. The historic station, also known as Dean Street, will be joined by the modern Taunton station as part of the South Coast Rail project.

History

The first Taunton station was constructed in 1866 when the Dighton and Somerset Railroad (owned by the Old Colony Railroad) was opened. Originally to be called Taunton, it was renamed as Dean Street in 1865 before even opening.[2] The current station was built in 1876; it saw regular commuter service to Boston until 1959.

The 1876 building, a distinctive brick Italianate structure, is the only surviving railroad station in the city. It has a main hip roof with modillioned eave and corbelled cornice, and a steeply pitched central gable section. At the track level a second roof is supported by large wooden brackets. The building's corners are articulated by stone quoining.[3] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Old Colony Railroad Station in 1984.[1][2]

A new MBTA Commuter Rail station, Taunton, is planned to be built at the site as part of the South Coast Rail project. An 800-foot-long high-level platform will be constructed just north of the historic building to serve a single passenger track; a freight passing track will also be added.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Roy, John H. Jr. (2007). A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses. Branch Line Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780942147087.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Old Colony Railroad Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  4. ↑ "Figure 3.2-25 Taunton Station Proposed Reconstruction" (PDF). Volume II: FEIS/FEIR Figures Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Environmental Impact Report on the South Coast Rail Project proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District. August 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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