Griffith Grand Trunk Depot

Griffith Grand Trunk Depot

Grand Trunk Depot Griffith, July 2010
Location 201 S. Broad St., Griffith, Indiana
Coordinates 41°31′16″N 87°25′39″W / 41.52111°N 87.42750°W / 41.52111; -87.42750Coordinates: 41°31′16″N 87°25′39″W / 41.52111°N 87.42750°W / 41.52111; -87.42750
Area less than one acre
Built 1911 (1911)
Built by Grand Trunk & Western Railroad
NRHP Reference # 03000985[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 2003

Griffith Grand Trunk Depot is a historic train station located at Griffith, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1911 by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. It is a simple one-story, frame building measuring 20 feet by 30 feet. It has a steeply pitched hipped roof with overhanging eaves and a projecting three-sided bay. The depot operated until 1980. It was moved to its present location in the Griffith Historical Park and Railroad Museum in 1980.[2]:5, 10

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Christopher Baas (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Griffith Grand Trunk Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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