Dearborn Station
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Dearborn Station is a historic former passenger railroad terminal in Chicago, known for its distinctive Romanesque architecture and role as a major gateway to the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dearborn Station canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former passenger terminal
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ railway station ⓘ |
| architect | Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romanesque Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Chicago Landmarks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Former railway stations in Chicago ⓘ Railway stations in the United States opened in 1885 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1883 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
office building
ⓘ
retail space ⓘ |
| hasPart |
clock tower
ⓘ
headhouse ⓘ train shed (demolished) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ Near South Side, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Printers Row, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Dearborn Street
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polk Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
pink granite
ⓘ
red brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dearborn Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracksAtPeak | 16 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| operatorUntilClosure | Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dearborn Station Associates (after redevelopment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chicago "Big Six" railroad terminals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayTerminusFor |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago and Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Erie Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Trunk Western Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Monon Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redevelopmentDate | 1980s ⓘ |
| servedAs |
major gateway to Chicago in the early 20th century
ⓘ
major gateway to Chicago in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| status | disused as a railway station ⓘ |
| trainServicesEnded | May 2, 1971 ⓘ |
| trainShedDemolished | 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
South Loop