Fort Harrison Terminal Station | |
Location | Building 616, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°51′21″N86°0′48″W / 39.85583°N 86.01333°W Coordinates: 39°51′21″N86°0′48″W / 39.85583°N 86.01333°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1908 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Prairie School |
NRHP reference No. | 84001127 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1984 |
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]
Fort Benjamin Harrison was a U.S. Army post located in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, between 1906 and 1991. It is named for the 23rd United States president, Benjamin Harrison.
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