Michigan Central Railroad Station, Capitol Avenue, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI
Summary
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
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Battle Creek (Mich.), 42.32115, -85.17971
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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