Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Depot (Kalamazoo, Michigan)

The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Depot, is a former railway station in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The original station was built on the site in 1870 by the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. A fire destroyed the building in 1874 and the present structure was built as its replacement.[1] It was later used by the Pennsylvania Railroad and saw passenger service as a stop of the Northern Arrow.[2]

Kalamazoo
The station building in 2014
General information
Location402 East Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, Michigan
History
Opened1870
Rebuilt1874
Original companyGrand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Wayland Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Vicksburg
toward Richmond
DesignatedMarch 2, 1976

The building was designated a Michigan State Historic Site on March 2, 1976.

The station building is designed in an Italian Revival style.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Meints, Graydon (December 1979). "The Kalamazoo Seven". The Inside Track. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via michiganrailroads.com.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania timetable" (PDF). August 6, 1950 Table 22{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. ^ "Grand Rapids and Indiana Line Station". Kalamazoo Public Library. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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