Amo station
Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation | |
Location | 4985 Railroad St., Amo, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°41′18″N 86°36′48″W / 39.68833°N 86.61333°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1907 |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 06001294[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 25, 2007 |
Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation, also known as Amo Interurban Depot, is a historic interurban train station located at Amo, Hendricks County, Indiana.
Design
The building consists of a small brick passenger/cargo depot with a large, two-story repair substation at the rear. It has Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne style design elements. The passenger depot section is topped by a series of red clay tile hipped roofs.
The building is of the same design as the company's
History
It was built in 1907 by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company.[2] Interurban transportation for Amo ceased on January 10, 1940.
The building was renovated in the 2000s for use as a library and community center.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
See also
- THI and E Interurban Depot-Substation
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 9780738539584.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Dan Lake (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.