Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop Explained

Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop
Location:New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates:41.6519°N -70.9311°W
Built:1897
Architect:Louis E. Destremps[1]
Added:October 2, 1978
Refnum:78000431
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:December 1, 1989
Partof:Acushnet Heights Historic District
Partof Refnum:89002035

The Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop is a historic transit maintenance facility of the Union Street Railway Company at 1959 Purchase Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Built in 1910, the carbarn was the center of the New Bedford's streetcar network, which operated from 1872 to 1947. The carbarn is a large single-story brick building, occupying nearly half of a city block.[2] The adjacent repair shop building, a single-story brick-and-wood building, was built in 1897; it was demolished sometime between 1978 and 2003.[3]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Union Street Railway Carbarn . MACRIS . 17 November 2019.
  2. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Union Street Railway Carbarn. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-06-17.
  3. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Union Street Railway Repair Shop. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-06-17.