Fort Harrison Terminal Station

Fort Harrison Terminal Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Fort Harrison Terminal Station, March 2011
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Location	Building 616, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°51′21″N86°0′48″W / 39.85583°N 86.01333°W / 39.85583; -86.01333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908 (1908)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman, Prairie School
NRHP reference No.	84001127 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 16, 1984
Designated CP	September 6, 1995

Fort Harrison Terminal Station, also known as Fort Harrison Post Office, is a historic train station located at Fort Benjamin Harrison in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, brick building with Prairie School and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. It has a low, double pitched hipped roof sheathed in metal. It served as a terminal for the interurban Union Traction Company ^[2] until 1941, after which it housed a U.S. Post Office. ^{[3] : 2–3} It has been converted into a Mexican restaurant.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ^{[2] [1]} It was additionally deemed a contributing property of the Fort Benjamin Harrison Historic District upon its designation in 1995. ^[4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Indiana

Preceding station	Indiana Union Traction Company			Following station
Spring Valley toward Indianapolis		Indianapolis – Ft. Benjamin Harrison		Terminus

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. 24. 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 August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Environmental Office (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Harrison Terminal Station" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
4. "Fort Benjamin Harrison Historic District". National Register of Hsitoric Places. National Park Service. September 6, 1995. Retrieved March 24, 2025.

External links

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