Union Station (Portland, Maine)
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Union Station (Portland, Maine) was a prominent 19th-century railroad station in Portland that served as a major regional transportation hub before its demolition in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Station (Portland, Maine) canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former building
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railway station ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
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Romanesque Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures demolished in 1961
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Former railway stations in Maine ⓘ Railway stations in the United States opened in 1888 ⓘ Transportation buildings and structures in Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| causeOfDemolition |
decline of passenger rail service in the United States
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urban renewal ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Montreal, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ interior Maine communities ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| demolitionPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
clock tower
ⓘ
train sheds ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a significant loss to Portland architectural history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumberland County, Maine
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Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large Romanesque clock tower visible from much of Portland
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role as a union station serving multiple railroads ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork |
Boston and Maine Railroad
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Grand Trunk Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier Portland railroad depots ⓘ |
| replacedBy | commercial development ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Portland metropolitan area
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northern New England ⓘ southern Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
major regional transportation hub
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principal railroad station in Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail operations
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passenger rail transport ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.