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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