Griffith station (Grand Trunk Western Railroad)
Griffith Grand Trunk Depot is a historic train station located at Griffith, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. It is a simple one-story, frame building measuring 20 feet by 30 feet. It has a steeply pitched hipped roof with overhanging eaves and a projecting three-sided bay. The depot operated until 1980. It was moved to its present location in the Griffith Historical Park and Railroad Museum in 1980.[2]: 5, 10
Griffith Grand Trunk Depot | |
 Grand Trunk Depot Griffith, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 201 S. Broad St., Griffith, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°31′16″N 87°25′39″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built by | Grand Trunk & Western Railroad |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000985[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2003 |
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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 Christopher Baas (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Griffith Grand Trunk Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
External links
- Griffith Historical Society website Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceding station | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Harvey toward Chicago |
Main Line | Valparaiso toward Port Huron | ||
| Maynard toward Chicago |
Suburban Service (Chicago) | Bothwell toward Valparaiso | ||
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