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[[File:Holyoke MA - former train station.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Former station in 2008]] |
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'''Connecticut River Railroad Station''' is a former [[railway station]] located between Lyman, Bowers, and Mosher Streets in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]], [[Massachusetts]]. The station was part of the [[Connecticut River Railroad]] line and was built in 1883.<ref>Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, ''H.H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works'', MIT Press, Cambridge MA 1984</ref> |
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Designed by the [[United States|American]] architect [[Henry Hobson Richardson]], this was one of the last in his series of [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] railroad stations. In 1965, the station was converted into a mechanical shop by Perry's Auto Parts, but was left vacant in recent years.<ref>Roessler, Mark, ''Valley Advocate'' - June 18, 2009: [http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=9903 Holyoke's Famous Rail Station]</ref> Though much of the external structure remains intact, the building is littered with graffiti and falling into disrepair. In 2004, this structure (along with Richardson's house in Brookline, MA) was cited as one of the ten most endangered historic sites in Massachusetts.<ref>[http://www.preservationmass.org/2004TenMostEndangered.htm 2004 Ten Most Endangered Historic Resources of Massachusetts] at Preservation MASS |
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The building was purchased from a private owner by the City of Holyoke's Gas & Electric department in May 2009, but plans to repair the building did not at the time include allowing its use as a rail depot.<ref>Roessler, Mark, ''Valley Advocate'' - June 18, 2009: [http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=9903 Holyoke's Famous Rail Station]</ref> In early 2010, Dana Roscoe of the [http://www.pvpc.org/ Pioneer Valley Planning Commission] announced that the station may soon return to passenger rail service in part due to a major federal grant to rebuild the adjoining tracks.<ref>Roessler, Mark, ''Valley Advocate'' - Feb. 4, 2010: [http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=11302 Valley Rail: Cash for Clickety-Clackers]</ref> |
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[[Category:Former railway stations in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Holyoke, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations in Hampden County, Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1883]] |
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[[Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in Massachusetts]] |
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[[Category:H. H. Richardson buildings]] |
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