Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station - 106-25
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N 39° 57.650 W 083° 00.638
17S E 328268 N 4425345
The only remaining Columbus railroad station. Located just west of Downtown in Franklinton.
Waymark Code: WM44BX
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2008
Views: 73
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad Station:
The only remaining Columbus railroad station, the Toledo & Central Ohio (T&OC) Railroad Station was constructed in 1895 and was the departure point for William McKinley when he left for Washington D.C. to be sworn in as president. Designed by noted Columbus architects Joseph Warren Yost & Frank L. Packard, the pagoda style roof and tower have become Columbus icons. By 1900, the T&OC was purchased by the rival Hocking Valley Railroad and in 1911 the tracks were elevated above Broad Street. Later the New York Central Railroad gained control and used the station until 1930 when passenger service was transferred to Union Station in Columbus. Restored after the 1913 Flood and major fires in 1910 and 1975, the station was headquarters for the Central Ohio Volunteers of America from 1930 to 2003. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Sponsored by the Oscar L. Thomas, Jr. Family; the Columbus Historical Society; Franklinton Historical Society and the Ohio Historical Society. 2007.
Marker Number: 106-25
County: Franklin
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: no
Website address: [Web Link]
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
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