Fort Harrison Terminal Station Explained

Fort Harrison Terminal Station
Coordinates:39.8558°N -86.0133°W
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Prairie School
Added:March 16, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84001127

Fort Harrison Terminal Station, also known as Fort Harrison Post Office, is a historic train station located at Fort Benjamin Harrison in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, brick building with Prairie School and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. It has a low, double pitched hipped roof sheathed in metal. It served as a terminal for the interurban Union Traction Company until 1941, after which it housed a U.S. Post Office.[1] It has been converted into a Mexican restaurant.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fort Harrison Terminal Station. 2016-08-01. Environmental Office. PDF. August 1978. and Accompanying photographs
  2. Book: Longest . David E. . Railroad Depots of Southern Indiana . 2005 . . 9780738539584 . 24.