Converse station

Converse
Converse Depot, January 2011
History
Opened1912
Services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Logansport
toward Chicago
 Chicago – Columbus Marion
toward Columbus
Converse Depot
Converse station is located in Indiana
Converse station
Location within Indiana
Converse station is located in the United States
Converse station
Location within the United States
Location203 E. Railroad St., Converse, Indiana
Coordinates40°34′49″N 85°52′14″W / 40.58028°N 85.87056°W / 40.58028; -85.87056
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectPrice and McLanahan
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.95000205
Added to NRHPMarch 3, 1995
Location

Converse, also known as the Pennsylvania RR Depot, is a historic train station located at Converse, Indiana. It was built in 1912, as a 1+1⁄2-story, brick building in the Bungalow / American Craftsman style. It is surrounded by a deep pent roof canopy on three sides. Above the pent roof canopy is a broad stuccoed gable. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad and remained in use into the 1950s.: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as the Converse Depot.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Scott D. Lee and Paul C. Diebold (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Converse Depot" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.