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Michigan Central Railroad Station, Capitol Avenue, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI

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Michigan Central Railroad Station, Capitol Avenue, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI

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Significance: Presidents William McKinley and William Howard Taft spoke here. The first passenger train that stopped at this station was on June 27, 1888. It carried members of the American Society of Civil Engineers. / Date of construction: 1887-1888. Architect: Rogers & McFarland. Romanesque. Brick, stone. One and one half stories with tower; elongated rectangle with projections. Hip roof, wide bracketed overhangs; arched windows and doorways, porch, high brick tower, one hipped dormer on south side.
Survey number: HABS MI-234

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Location

Battle Creek (Mich.)42.32115, -85.17971
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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