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Fort Harrison Terminal Station

Coordinates: 39°51′21″N 86°0′48″W / 39.85583°N 86.01333°W / 39.85583; -86.01333
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Fort Harrison Terminal Station
Fort Harrison Terminal Station, March 2011
Fort Harrison Terminal Station is located in Indianapolis
Fort Harrison Terminal Station
Fort Harrison Terminal Station is located in Indiana
Fort Harrison Terminal Station
Fort Harrison Terminal Station is located in the United States
Fort Harrison Terminal Station
LocationBuilding 616, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana
Coordinates39°51′21″N 86°0′48″W / 39.85583°N 86.01333°W / 39.85583; -86.01333
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Prairie School
NRHP reference No.84001127[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1984

Fort Harrison Terminal Station, also known as Fort Harrison Post Office, is a historic train station located at Fort Benjamin Harrison in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, brick building with Prairie School and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. It has a low, double pitched hipped roof sheathed in metal. It served as an interurban terminal until 1941, after which it housed a U.S. Post Office.[2]: 2–3  It has been converted into a Mexican restaurant.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places 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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Environmental Office (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Harrison Terminal Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs