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Martinsville station (Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company)

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Coordinates: 39°25′42″N 86°25′44″W / 39.4284°N 86.4288°W / 39.4284; -86.4288
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Martinsville
General information
Location154 North Main Street
Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates39°25′42″N 86°25′44″W / 39.4284°N 86.4288°W / 39.4284; -86.4288
History
OpenedApril 21, 1903
ClosedOctober 31, 1930
Services
Preceding station Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company Following station
Terminus Indianapolis – Martinsville Riverside
toward Indianapolis
Interurban Station
Part ofMartinsville Commercial Historic District (ID98000300)
Designated CPApril 1, 1998[1]

Martinsville station is a former interurban railway station in Martinsville, Indiana. Located at 154 North Main Street, it was the western terminus of the Martinsville line. The older, southern part of the station building was constructed in 1902 by the Indianapolis and Martinsville Rapid Transit Company and was the original waiting room and station for the interurban.[2] Service began on April 21, 1903.[3] Interurban trips ceased on October 31, 1930[4] as part of the process of Indiana Railroad taking over the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company.

The northern segment of the building was constructed around 1956 on top of the former balloon loop.[2] A flooring and siding store moved in to the building after December 1978.[5] The station was deemed a contributing property of the Martinsville Commercial Historic District when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "Downtown historic district 'almost intact,' says Stuttgen". The Reporter. Martinsville, Indiana. January 30, 1997. pp. 1, 6. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  3. ^ Marlette 1959, p. 85.
  4. ^ Marlette 1959, p. 44.
  5. ^ "Coffey has operated Watson & Son since 1979". The Daily Reporter. Martinsville, Indiana. January 3, 1989. p. 20. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon

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