New Albany station

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New Albany and Salem Railroad Station
LocationPearl and Oak Sts., New Albany, Indiana
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Builtc.1851 (1851)
Architectural style Howe truss type
NRHP reference No. 84001031 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984
Removed from NRHPMarch 25, 1996

New Albany and Salem Railroad Station, also known as Monon Station, was a historic train station located at New Albany, Indiana. The head-house was built about 1851, and was a two-story rectangular brick head-house. It had one-story wings and a long train shed at the rear added in the late 19th century. [2] :2

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] The building caught fire in March 1995, weakening the structure. It was torn down later that year. [3] It was subsequently delisted from the National Register in 1996.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 1, 2015.Note: This includes Zembala, Dennis M.; DeLony, Eric N. (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: New Albany and Salem Railroad Station" (PDF). Retrieved October 1, 2015. and accompanying photographs.
  3. Longest, David E. (2005). Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 14. ISBN   9780738539584.
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