Fort Harrison Terminal Station
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| Location | Building 616, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′21′′N 86°0′48′′W / 39.85583°N 86.01333°W / 39.85583; -86.01333 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908 (1908) |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Prairie School |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001127 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1984 |
Fort Harrison Terminal Station, also known as Fort Harrison Post Office, is a historic train station located at Fort Benjamin Harrison in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, brick building with Prairie School and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. It has a low, double pitched hipped roof sheathed in metal. It served as a terminal for the interurban Union Traction Company [2] until 1941, after which it housed a U.S. Post Office.[3] : 2–3 It has been converted into a Mexican restaurant.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2] [1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Longest, David E. (2005). Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 9780738539584.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016年08月01日. Note: This includes Environmental Office (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Harrison Terminal Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2016年08月01日. and Accompanying photographs
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