Completed in 1898, Springfield Union Station was an active passenger station until 1971. Designed in Richardson Romanesque style by the chief architect of the Illinois Central Railroad, Francis T. Bacon, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In addition to serving passengers of the Illinois Central Railroad, Union Station also served the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Peoria and St. Louis Railroad.
The original clock tower was removed in 1946, but was rebuilt as part of a $12.5M restoration project completed in 2007. Union Station is now a visitor's center for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
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A view of the platform side of Springfield's former Union Station. In the foreground running to the east is Madison St., where train tracks could be found until about forty years ago.
Completed in 1898, Springfield Union Station was an active passenger station until 1971. Designed in Richardson Romanesque style by the chief architect of the Illinois Central Railroad, Francis T. Bacon, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In addition to serving passengers of the Illinois Central Railroad, Union Station also served the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Peoria and St. Louis Railroad.
The original clock tower was removed in 1946, but was rebuilt as part of a $12.5M restoration project completed in 2007. Union Station is now part of a complex of buildings that together form the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Tags: Springfield Sangamon County Illinois IL Springfield Union Station Union Station Architectural Style Richardsonian Romanesque Architect Francis T. Bacon Clock Tower National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 78001189 Former Passenger Station Illinois Central Pailroad St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Reuse Repurpose Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ALPL&M Season Spring Weather Partly Cloudy Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Completed in 1898, Springfield Union Station was an active passenger station until 1971. Designed in Richardson Romanesque style by the chief architect of the Illinois Central Railroad, Francis T. Bacon, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In addition to serving passengers of the Illinois Central Railroad, Union Station also served the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Peoria and St. Louis Railroad.
The original clock tower was removed in 1946, but was rebuilt as part of a $12.5M restoration project completed in 2007. Union Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The station is now part of a complex of buildings that together form the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Tags: Springfield Sangamon County Illinois IL Springfield Union Station Union Station Architectural Style Richardsonian Romanesque Architect Francis T. Bacon Clock Tower National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 78001189 Former Passenger Station Illinois Central Pailroad St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Reuse Repurpose Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ALPL&M Season Spring Weather Partly Cloudy Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Completed in 1898, Springfield Union Station was an active passenger station until 1971. Designed in Richardson Romanesque style by the chief architect of the Illinois Central Railroad, Francis T. Bacon, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In addition to serving passengers of the Illinois Central Railroad, Union Station also served the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Peoria and St. Louis Railroad.
The original clock tower was removed in 1946, but was rebuilt as part of a $12.5M restoration project completed in 2007. Union Station is now part of a complex of buildings that together form the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Tags: Springfield Sangamon County Illinois IL Springfield Union Station Union Station Architectural Style Richardsonian Romanesque Architect Francis T. Bacon Clock Tower National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 78001189 Former Passenger Station Illinois Central Pailroad St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Reuse Repurpose Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ALPL&M Season Spring Weather Partly Cloudy Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
The Springfield Camera Club kicked off its 2021-22 membership year with a photowalk in downtown Springfield this week. I took this photo on the walk and processed it in one of the styles seen in postcards published from about 1895-1915. Just something a little different from my usual posts.
Background:
Completed in 1898, Springfield Union Station was an active passenger station until 1971. Designed in Richardson Romanesque style by the chief architect of the Illinois Central Railroad, Francis T. Bacon, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In addition to serving passengers of the Illinois Central Railroad, Union Station also served the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the Peoria and St. Louis Railroad.
The original clock tower was removed in 1946, but was rebuilt as part of a $12.5M restoration project completed in 2007. Union Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The station is now part of a complex of buildings that together form the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Tags: Springfield Sangamon County Illinois IL Springfield Union Station Union Station Architectural Style Richardsonian Romanesque Architect Francis T. Bacon Clock Tower National Register of Historic Places NRHP Reference # 78001189 Former Passenger Station Illinois Central Pailroad St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Peoria and St. Louis Railroad Reuse Repurpose Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ALPL&M Canon EOS 5D Mark IV