Title	North Madison Depot
Subject	Train depots; Railroad stations; North Madison
Description	Built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the hilltop and demolished in 1968, this was the North Madison Train Station. Bushrod W. Taylor, superintendent of the PRR in Louisville, gave directions for the building of the station. It was for many years a busy center for passenger travel between Madison and Indianapolis. At the height of railroad passenger travel between the two cities about three trips were made daily. The Spanish style depot sold its last passenger ticket in 1936. The last official passenger train with no mixed freight cars was July 1, 1931. Built with a definite Spanish flair, the corners once sported gargoyles on the roof and there was iron scrollwork beneath the structures eaves. Neglect began to take its toll and in 1968 the city condemned it and notified its owner, Boyce Morror, to either repair the building or tear it down as it constituted a hazard. Early in March a local contractor began to pull it down. The Indianapolis Historical Society purchased parts of the building with the intent of incorporating these parts into a historical display of railroads. The bricks were purchased by a Warsaw farm implement dealer for use in construction of a home.
Creator	Harry Lemen, photographer
Contributors	Madison-Jefferson County Public Library; Jefferson County Historical Society
Date	Unknown
Type	Negative
Format	Original: tif, scanned at 1200dpi with a MicroTek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online: jpg, saved at 72dpi.
Identifier	"MJCPLrail5003-nmrrs"
Source	Harry Lemen Collection of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Rights	Permission to reproduce this image for other than personal use must be requested from the Director of the Madison-Jefferson County Public Library. Please contact at 420 W. Main St., Madison, IN 47250 (812) 265-2744.