Glendale, Ohio Train Station
Posted by: Web-ling
N 39° 16.269 W 084° 27.553
16S E 719183 N 4349944
Historic train station in Glendale, now a historical museum.
Waymark Code: WM5614
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2008
Views: 20
When the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton (C.H. &D.) Railroad was under
Construction in the 1840’s a labor camp was set up along the right-of-way.
In 1851 a group of people purchased the 600-acre plot of farmland, with the
Intentions of creating pleasant living away from the city. Construction started on the lots in 1852 resulting in charming 19th Century architectural styles. In May of 1885 this area was incorporated as the Village of Glendale. The Glendale Historic District was placed on the National Register in 1976, as the First historic National Landmark in Ohio.
Glendale’s Village Square, which contains a number of shops and the train
Depot, were built in 1880 to replace earlier structures destroyed by fire.
Additional shops, police station, and city offices clustered around the depot
Became the center of Glendale’s activities
(http://www.ironhorseinn.com/history.shtml)
I first discovered this depot while hunting the benchmark disk found on the NE corner of the building.