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Simsbury station is a former railroad station in the center of
Simsbury Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 24,517 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. History Early history At the beginning of the 17th century, th ...
,
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. Built in 1875, it is a distinctive example of a railroad station with Italianate styling. The building was listed on the
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on March 26, 1976 as Simsbury Railroad Depot. Presently, it houses a restaurant, called "Plan B".


Description and history

The former Simsbury Railroad Depot stands on the east side of Simsbury's downtown area, on the east side of Railroad Street between Station Street and Phelps Lane. It is a narrow rectangular single-story brick building, oriented north-south, with the road to the west and the former railroad right-of-way to the east. The street-facing facade is divided into six bays, each slightly recessed with a band of brick corbelling at the top, and brick pilasters between. As built, there were three window bays, two pedestrian entrances, and a freight door in these bays; they have since been altered for use by the restaurant. Simsbury was first served by the
Farmington Canal The Farmington Canal, also known as the New Haven and Northampton Canal, was a major private canal built in the early 19th century to provide water transportation from New Haven into the interior of Connecticut, Massachusetts and beyond. Its Mass ...
in 1826. The canal failed in 1846, and its route was overbuilt by the
New Haven and Northampton Railroad The New Haven and Northampton Railroad (founded as the New Haven and Northampton Company, also known as the Canal Line) was a railroad originally built alongside a canal between 1847 and 1850 in Connecticut. Leased by the New York and New Haven ...
in 1850. This line provided service between
New Haven New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...
and points further north on the
Connecticut River The Connecticut River is the longest river in the New England region of the United States, flowing roughly southward for through four states. It rises 300 yards (270 m) south of the U.S. border with Quebec, Canada, and discharges at Long Island ...
. A second line was run through the town in 1871, connecting
Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...
with
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. A station is documented as standing on this site in 1873, but the records of the Connecticut Western Railway indicate the present building was constructed in 1875. The styling is particularly unusual for the period, as most stations built at the time were wood frame structures that had more Gothic Revival elements.


See also

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{{National Register of Historic Places Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Italianate architecture in Connecticut Railway stations in the United States opened in 1875 Former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad stations Railway stations in Hartford County, Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut Historic district contributing properties in Connecticut 1875 establishments in Connecticut Buildings and structures in Simsbury, Connecticut Former railway stations in Connecticut