Union Station (Louisville, Kentucky)

E741755

former railroad terminal historic building railway station

Union Station (Louisville, Kentucky) is a historic former railroad terminal known for its grand Romanesque Revival architecture and role as a major transportation hub in Louisville in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Label	Occurrences
Union Station (Louisville, Kentucky) canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former railroad terminal ⓘ historic building ⓘ railway station ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neo-Romanesque ⓘ surface form: Romanesque Revival
constructionStartDate	1880s ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentUse	administrative offices ⓘ office building ⓘ
eraOfGreatestUse	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
feature	arched windows ⓘ central clock tower ⓘ stone façade ⓘ towers ⓘ
hasCategory	Former railway stations in Kentucky ⓘ Railway stations in Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ Railway stations in the United States opened in 1891 ⓘ Romanesque Revival architecture in Kentucky ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic landmark ⓘ
historicalRole	gateway for rail passengers to Louisville ⓘ hub for multiple railroad companies ⓘ
locatedIn	Jefferson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	grand Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ large train shed ⓘ ornate interior detailing ⓘ
openingDate	1891 ⓘ
originalFunction	passenger railroad station ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ
owner	Transit Authority of River City NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofType	steeply pitched roof ⓘ
servedAs	major railroad terminal in Louisville ⓘ
servedCity	Louisville NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedRegion	Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
transportMode	rail ⓘ
usedAsRailTerminalUntil	1970s ⓘ

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