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Front view, Union Station, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina

Union Station (Durham, N.C.)
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Union Station, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Railroad stations
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
3 1/2 x 5 in.
Item identifier:
bh0334p02
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Durham (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Union Station (Durham, Durham County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Milburn and Heister 
Built:
Demolished:
Community:
Durham
State:
NC
Provenance note:
Southern Railway, first owner
Architectural note:
The station's distinctive feature was its sixty-five foot tall tower.
Historical note:
The station was built to consolidate the many separate passenger depots in Durham. The increasing popularity of the automobile as a form of transportation led to the decline of railroad stations and Union Station ended service in 1964. The structure was demolished in 1968 to provide room for the construction of a parking lot.
Location:
Durham (N.C.)
Subjects:
Demolished buildings
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Lost architecture
Railroad stations