Suttons Bay station

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Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot
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Location101 S. Cedar St.,
Suttons Bay, Michigan
Coordinates 44°58′26″N85°39′3″W / 44.97389°N 85.65083°W / 44.97389; -85.65083 Coordinates: 44°58′26″N85°39′3″W / 44.97389°N 85.65083°W / 44.97389; -85.65083
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 97000929 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1997
Designated MSHSSeptember 4, 1997 [2]

The Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot, also known as the Suttons Bay Railroad Depot, is a railroad station located at 101 South Cedar Street in Suttons Bay, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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History

The main track through Suttons Bay was laid down in 1903 by the Traverse City, Leelanau, and Manistique Railroad, to access a Northport-Manistique car ferry. [3] A siding was built a few years later; [2] however, the railway was immediately unsuccessful and the ferry was discontinued by 1908. In 1919, a successor company, the Leelanau Transit Company was organized to take over ownership of the tracks. They leased the line to the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad and built this depot between the main line and siding in Suttons Bay as a passenger and freight station. [2]

In the 1960s, the tracks north of Suttons Bay were abandoned. [3] The track section between Suttons Bay and Traverse City were used by the Leelanau Scenic Railroad between 1989 and 1995. In 1996, the track were torn up and a rail trail put in its place. The depot is used as a law office.

Description

The Suttons Bay Railroad Depot is a single-story Arts-and-Crafts-inspired structure with a hip roof, built of rounded cobblestones. [2] The roof overhangs widely on all sides of the building, sheltering the walls and the trackside platform.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Depot History". Suttons Bay Law. Retrieved February 1, 2014.