Dexter, MI Depot
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woolsox
N 42° 20.429 W 083° 53.035
17T E 262428 N 4691609
Dexter (MI) Depot
Waymark Code: WMVTP
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2006
Views: 51
Frederick H. Spier of Detroit designed the depot, which was completed in record time. Work began on November 6, 1886, and at noon on January 19, 1887, the station opened. The plantings for the grounds came from railroad greenhouses at Niles and Ypsilanti. The depot had two waiting rooms, a ticket office and a baggage room. Passenger service ended at the Dexter depot in 1953.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Depot used by local model railroad club.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Michigan Central Railroad.
Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed
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