Griffith Grand Trunk Depot is a historic

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located at

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Lake County, Indiana Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2020, its population was 498,700, making it Indiana's second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point. The county is part of Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropo ...

. It was built in 1911 by the

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. It is a simple one-story, frame building measuring 20 feet by 30 feet. It has a steeply pitched hipped roof with overhanging eaves and a projecting three-sided bay. The depot operated until 1980. It was moved to its present location in the Griffith Historical Park and Railroad Museum in 1980. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

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Griffith Historical Society website
History museums in Indiana Former Grand Trunk Western Railroad stations Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Railway stations in the United States opened in 1911 National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Indiana Railway stations in Lake County, Indiana 1911 establishments in Indiana Former railway stations in Indiana {{LakeCountyIN-NRHP-stub