Union City is a historic
train station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing s ...
located at
Union City,
Randolph County, Indiana. It was built in 1876, and is a one-story, rectangular, brick building with
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
trim. It measures 92 feet long and has a modified hipped roof. The building features wide overhanging eaves in the
Prairie School style and
Stick Style /
Eastlake movement
The Eastlake movement was a nineteenth-century architectural and household design reform movement started by British architect and writer Charles Eastlake (1836–1906). The movement is generally considered part of the late Victorian period in t ...
influences. It was remodeled between 1925 and 1930.
[ ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs.]
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1983 as the Union City Passenger Depot.
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References
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1913
Former New York Central Railroad stations
National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, Indiana
Transportation buildings and structures in Randolph County, Indiana
Former railway stations in Indiana
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