Union Depot (Lansing, Michigan)
Lansing Union Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Union Depot in Lansing, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 637 East Michigan Avenue., Lansing, Michigan 48912 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Plymouth Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Union Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 637 E. Michigan Ave. Tudor Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 95000869[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The Union Depot is a former
different station in Lansing 1.5 miles away.[2]
History
The first railroad through Lansing was the
Pere Marquette Railroad.[3]
However, also by 1900, the wooden depot was proving inadequate to service both the Michigan Central and Pere Marquette Railways, and the two companies jointly decided to replace the station in 1901. The Detroit architectural firm of
Grand Rapids-Detroit circuit)[5] only due to the threat of legal action, and when Amtrak took over passenger trains, they ended service to Lansing in 1971.[3]
The depot remained vacant for several years.Michigan Central Depot in Battle Creek.
The restaurant closed on June 26, 2016 after 38 years of operation.[6] Later that year the building was purchased by Lansing-based Gillespie Group with plans to preserve the station for future reuse.[7]
Description
The Lansing Union Depot is a single-story, hip-roof
Tudor Revival building with walls finished in light brown Roman pressed brick ad limestone. It sits on a concrete foundation, with limestone above, up to the level of the window sills. The depot measures 149 feet in length and 35 feet in width. The roof, originally covered with clay tiles but now covered with asphalt shingles, has wide eaves supported with brackets. Semi-round towers on one side are topped with conical roofs.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Index of Railroad Stations, 1301". Official Guide of the Railways. 90 (10). National Railway Publication Company. March 1950.
- ^ a b c d Robert O. Christensen (April 1995), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Depot
- ^ New York Central timetable, June 1951, Table 27 http://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC51-6TT.pdf
- ^ Chesapeake & Ohio / Baltimore & Ohio April 1964 timetable, p. 7 http://streamlinermemories.info/Eastern/C&OB&O64TT.pdf
- ^ a b c Dozier, Vickki (21 June 2016). "Clara's Lansing Station to close doors on Sunday after 38 years". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "637 E. Michigan". Gillespie Group. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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