Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed
Historic train station in Montgomery, Alabama. Built 1898. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed is a historic former train station in Montgomery, Alabama. Built in 1898 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, rail service to the station ended in 1979 and it has since been adapted for use by the Montgomery Area Visitor Center and commercial tenants. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Water St., Montgomery, AL |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Jul 24, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73000368 |
| Built | 1898 |
| Type of place | railway station, union station |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings, 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Water St., Montgomery, AL |
| Coordinates | 32.38055, -86.31450 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail · 25 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Gunter Hill 9 mi · Holy Ground Shelters 22 mi · Prairie Creek (Al) 27 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000368. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.