Union Station
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Montgomery, AL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| inter-city rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Union Station Montgomery, circa 1900. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Montgomery, Alabama USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°22′50″N 86°18′51″W / 32.38056°N 86.31417°W / 32.38056; -86.31417Coordinates: 32°22′50″N 86°18′51″W / 32.38056°N 86.31417°W / 32.38056; -86.31417 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Benjamin Bosworth Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 73000368 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Significant dates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1973[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated NHL | December 8, 1976[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed is a historic former train station in Montgomery, Alabama. Built in 1898 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, rail service to the station ended in 1979 and it has since been adapted for use by the Montgomery Area Visitor Center and commercial tenants. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
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