P.C.C. & St. L. Railroad Freight Depot

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P. C. C. & St. L. Railroad Freight Depot
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Location449 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
Built byJungclaus, William P., Co.
ArchitectOffice of Chief Engineer, PCC & St.L RR
NRHP reference No. 95000697 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1995
Removed from NRHPFebruary 5, 1997

P. C. C. & St. L. Railroad Freight Depot, also known as the Central Union Warehouse, was a historic freight depot located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1916 by the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. It was a one-story, brick warehouse building measuring 790 feet long and 70 feet wide. [2] :5 It has been demolished.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and delisted in 1997. [1]

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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 May 1, 2016.Note: This includes William L. Selm (March 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: P. C. C. & St. L. Railroad Freight Depot" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016.