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Rights
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Coverage
Indiana-Jefferson County-Madison
Source
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Identifier
"MJCPLrail5044station"
Notes
This depot was built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the hilltop, near Johnson Lake on Cragmont Street, and demolished in 1968. Bushrod W. Taylor, Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Louisville, gave directions for the building of the station. It was for many years a busy center for passenger travel between Madison and Indianapolis. At the height of railroad passenger travel between the two cities about three trips were made daily. The "Spanish style" depot sold its last passenger ticket in 1936. The last official passenger train with no mixed freight cars was July 1, 1931. Built with a definite Spanish flair, the corners once sported gargoyles on the roof and there was iron scrollwork beneath the structure's eaves. Neglect began to take its toll and in 1968 the city condemned it and notified its owner, Boyce Morrow, to either repair the building or tear it down as it constituted a hazard. Early in March a local contractor began to pull it down. The Indianapolis Historical Society purchased parts of the building with the intent of incorporating these parts into a historical display of railroads. The bricks were purchased by a Warsaw farm implement dealer for use in construction of a home. Sources: Harry Lemen Collection of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library; Madison Courier; Historical files; Reference table for St. Patrick's Reference Map of locations from the early 1900s to 1986
