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'''Connecticut River Railroad Station''' is a former [[railway station]] located in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]], [[Massachusetts]]. |
'''Connecticut River Railroad Station''' is a former [[railway station]] located in [[Holyoke, Massachusetts|Holyoke]], [[Massachusetts]]. |
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Designed by the [[United States|American]] architect [[H. H. Richardson]], this was one of the last in his series of [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] railroad stations. 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>. Today, this station has been converted into an automotive repair shop and though much of the external structure remains intact, the building is littered with graffiti and falling into disrepair. |
Designed by the [[United States|American]] architect [[H. H. Richardson]], this was one of the last in his series of [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] railroad stations. 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>. Today, this station has been converted into an automotive repair shop and 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 Brooklyn, 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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[1] Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, H.H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, MIT Press, Cambridge MA 1984 |
[1] Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, H.H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, MIT Press, Cambridge MA 1984 |
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Connecticut River Railroad Station is a former railway station located in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Designed by the American architect H. H. Richardson, this was one of the last in his series of Northeastern railroad stations. The station was part of the Connecticut River Railroad line and was built in 1883[1]. Today, this station has been converted into an automotive repair shop and 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 Brooklyn, MA) was cited as one of the ten most endangered historic sites in Massachusetts[2].
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[1] Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, H.H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, MIT Press, Cambridge MA 1984 [2] *2004 Ten Most Endangered Historic Resources of Massachusetts at Preservation MASS
- ^ Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, H.H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works, MIT Press, Cambridge MA 1984
- ^ *2004 Ten Most Endangered Historic Resources of Massachusetts at Preservation MASS