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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station (Evansville, Indiana)

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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station (Evansville, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station (Evansville, Indiana)
Location300 Fulton Ave., Evansville, Indiana
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
ArchitectMontfort, Richard
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.79000049[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1979
Removed from NRHPJune 14, 1985

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station, also known as L & N Station, was a historic train station located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1902 for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and was a Richardsonian Romanesque style rock-faced limestone building. It consisted of a three-story central block with two-story flanking wings, and a one-story baggage wing. It had projecting gabled pavilions and a slate hipped roof.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and delisted in 1985.[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 2016-09-01. Note: This includes Nancy J. Long (September 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Louisville and Nashville Railroad Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01., and Accompanying photographs