Shelburne RR Station - Shelburne Museum, VT
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N 44° 22.468 W 073° 14.012
18T E 640731 N 4914982
A relocated, restored and preserved depot, housing a wide variety of railroad memorabilia.
Waymark Code: WM7N3G
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2009
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The Shelburne Railroad Station was constructed for Dr. William Seward Webb, on the Rutland Railroad and Central Vermont Railroad line, to serve the town of Shelburne and his estate at Shelburne Farms. Architect Robert Henderson Robertson designed the structure in "shingle" style, with shingle siding, peaked roof and large canopy eaves. The original plan for the building had two waiting rooms, separated by gender.
After the railroads discontinued passenger service to the area, the station was donated by the Webb Family to the Shelburne Museum. In 1959, the building was moved to the museum grounds, where it has been preserved and restored.
Today the station houses a collection of RR memorabilia - maps, advertisements, photographs, portraits and scale models. The additions to the building house Locomotive 220, the Grand Isle private railcar, the wooden replica of the "Old Ironsides" Baldwin locomotive, and numerous devices and equipment for track maintenance and operation.(Gallery)
The restored building and its contents have a rich glow evoking visions of men in Bowler hats and women in hoop skirts. Read more in the Wikipedia Article, or on the
museum webpage.
