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Elwood Passenger and Freight Depot
Elwood station is located in Indiana
Elwood station
Location16th and S. B Sts., Elwood, Indiana
Arealess than one acre
Built1894 (1894)
ArchitectNorfolk & Western Railway
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.80000045[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1980
Removed from NRHPMarch 5, 1984

Elwood Passenger and Freight Depot, also known as the Elwood Train Depot, was a historic train station located at Elwood, Madison County, Indiana. It was built in 1894 by the Norfolk and Western Railway. It was a 1 1/2-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style yellow-orange brick building with a steeply pitched hipped roof. It was officially retired from service in August 1975.[2]: 2–3  Passenger Depot torn down in June, 1983. The Freight Depot was burned in a control fire on January 5, 1990.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and delisted in 1984.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Geraldine M. Connell (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elwood Passenger and Freight Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01.