Amo station

Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Amo THI & E Interurban Depot-Substation, May 2011
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Location	4985 Railroad St., Amo, Indiana
Coordinates	39°41′18″N86°36′48″W / 39.68833°N 86.61333°W / 39.68833; -86.61333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907 (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, 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 Plainfield Depot. ^[2]

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]

Preceding station	Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company			Following station
Coatesville toward Terre Haute		Terre Haute–Indianapolis Line		Clayton toward Indianapolis

See also

• THI and E Interurban Depot-Substation

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Longest, David E. (2005). Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN   9780738539584.
3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Dan Lake (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Amo THI & E Interurban Depot/Substation" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.