C. C. C. & I. Railway Depot - Delaware, Ohio
N 40° 18.030 W 083° 03.512
17T E 325050 N 4463143
C. C. C. & I. Railway Depot - 70 Lake St, Delaware, Ohio
Waymark Code: WMP8N8
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2015
Views: 2
Built in 1887 by Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis (C. C. C. & I.) Railway Co., this passenger depot that at 70 Lake Street in Delaware, Ohio. Through numerous mergers and acquisitions, it was used by New York Central and others until rail service terminated in the 1950s.
From the City of Delaware East Side Historic Properties Survey Report, 2006: “The picturesque passenger depot has characteristics that are typical of the building type from the late nineteenth century, such as its modified rectangular plan with a two-story projecting mid-section, central tower, asymmetrical design, and mixed roof types including pyramidal, gable and clipped gable.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No
Is the station/depot open to the public?: No
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
vacant
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: C. C. C. & I.; New York Central
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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