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