Description and history
The Deep River Freight Station is located in eastern Deep River, between River Street and the former CVR railroad tracks, which run parallel to the Connecticut River. It is a single-story wood frame structure, about . It is mounted on brownstone piers, which support massive wooden sills. Original period loading docks are on the buildings north and south side, and the building has a low-pitch roof with wide eaves supported by large brackets. The station was built about 1915 by the NYNH&H, as part of a government-mandated program to update railroad infrastructure. The station was originally built to serve both passengers and freight. Passenger service on the line was decimated by competition from the automobile, and ended in 1933. Freight service continued until 1961, when the NYNH&H went bankrupt. A portion of the CVR track was revived as a heritage railroad in 1971.See also
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{{National Register of Historic Places Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Transport infrastructure completed in 1915 Transportation buildings and structures in Middlesex County, Connecticut Deep River, Connecticut Stations along New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad lines National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Connecticut 1915 establishments in Connecticut Former railway stations in Connecticut