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Image:MichiganCentralDepotBattleCreek.jpg|Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.
Image:MichiganCentralDepotBattleCreek.jpg|Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.
Image:President William H. Taft with Battle Creek dignitaries, 1911.jpg|President [[William H. Taft]] speaking at Michigan Central Depot in Battle Creek, MI. 1911. [[C.W. Post]] (to the left of photo) and [[John H. Kellogg]] (in white to the right of photo) are in attendance.
Image:President William H. Taft with Battle Creek dignitaries, 1911.jpg|President [[William H. Taft]] speaking at Michigan Central Depot in Battle Creek, MI. 1911. [[C.W. Post]] (to the left of photo) and [[John H. Kellogg]] (in white to the right of photo) are in attendance.
Image:Horse-drawn carts at Michigan Central Depot.jpg|Horse-drawn carts at Michigan Central Depot.
Image:Michigan Central Depot Post Card Battle Creek MI.jpg|Post Card, Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.
Image:Michigan Central Depot Post Card Battle Creek MI.jpg|Post Card, Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.
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Revision as of 02:01, 11 December 2010

Penn Central Railway Station
The old Michigan Central Depot in Battle Creek, Michigan
Historical marker
Battle Creek station (Michigan Central Railroad) is located in Michigan
Battle Creek station (Michigan Central Railroad)
Location44 McCamly Street N.
Battle Creek, Michigan
Built1888
ArchitectRogers and MacFarlane
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.71000384
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 16, 1971
Designated MSHSNovember 6, 1970[1]

The Michigan Central Railroad Depot (listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Penn Central Railway Station) opened on July 27, 1888, in Battle Creek, MI. Rogers and MacFarlane of Detroit designed the depot, one of several Richardsonian Romanesque-style stations between Detroit and Chicago in the late nineteenth century. Thomas Edison as well as Presidents William Howard Taft and Gerald Ford visited here. The depot was acquired by the New York Central Railroad in 1918, Penn Central in 1968 and Amtrak in 1970. The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Masonry of Lake Superior red sandstone, noted for its distinctive patterns, provides one of the most striking aspects of the Depot’s exterior. Another prominent feature of the Depot is its clock tower.

In 1982, Amtrak moved operations to a newer facility located five blocks to the south on the Grand Trunk line. The current Amtrak station services the Detroit to Chicago, and the Port Huron, MI to Chicago routes. The Michigan Central Depot sat empty for seven years.

In 1989 restaurateurs Peter Jubeck and Ross Simpson purchased the depot and transformed it into a restaurant named Clara’s on the River which opened June 8, 1992.[2] Clara's on the River is a sister restaurant to Clara's Lansing Station, located in the Union Depot (Lansing, Michigan).

Photo gallery

  • Clara's on the River, Battle Creek, MI.
    Clara's on the River, Battle Creek, MI.
  • Patio view.
    Patio view.
  • Clock Tower
    Clock Tower
  • Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.
    Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.
  • President William H. Taft speaking at Michigan Central Depot in Battle Creek, MI. 1911. C.W. Post (to the left of photo) and John H. Kellogg (in white to the right of photo) are in attendance.
    President William H. Taft speaking at Michigan Central Depot in Battle Creek, MI. 1911. C.W. Post (to the left of photo) and John H. Kellogg (in white to the right of photo) are in attendance.
  • Post Card, Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.
    Post Card, Michigan Central Depot, Battle Creek, MI.

References

  1. ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Michigan Central Railroad Station". Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Official page of Clara's on the River

External links

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