Fort Harrison Terminal Station

Fort Harrison Terminal Station
Fort Harrison Terminal Station, March 2011
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]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1984
Designated CPSeptember 6, 1995

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 a terminal for the interurban Union Traction Company[2] until 1941, after which it housed a U.S. Post Office.[3]: 2–3  It has been converted into a Mexican restaurant.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2][1] It was additionally deemed a contributing property of the Fort Benjamin Harrison Historic District upon its designation in 1995.[4]

See also

Preceding station Indiana Union Traction Company Following station
Spring Valley
toward Indianapolis
 Indianapolis – Ft. Benjamin Harrison Terminus

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Longest, David E. (2005). Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 9780738539584.
  3. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Environmental Office (August 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Harrison Terminal Station" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
  4. ^ "Fort Benjamin Harrison Historic District". National Park Service. September 6, 1995. Retrieved March 24, 2025.

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