Chesapeake and Ohio Depot (Petoskey, Michigan)

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Station is a railway depot located in Pioneer Park on West Lake Street in Petoskey, Michigan. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1] The building now houses the Little Traverse Historical Museum.

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Station
Depot Museum, 2015
LocationPioneer Park, W. Lake St., Petoskey, Michigan
Coordinates45°22′31″N 84°57′33″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
Built byMosser & Wilson
Architectural styleShingle style
NRHP reference No.70000270[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1970

History

The Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad began service to Petoskey in 1874, and was the only railroad in the area. In 1891, a second railroad, the Chicago and West Michigan Railway, began constructing a line with attendant buildings, between Elk Rapids and Petoskey. The railway purchased this land on the shore of Little Traverse Bay to place their Petoskey Depot. The company hired the Cadillac firm of Mosser and Wilson to construct the depot, and both the rail line and depot were completed in 1892. The town of Petoskey then created a park (now Pioneer Park) surrounding the depot.[2]

In 1899, the Chicago and West Michigan Railway and this station was absorbed into the Pere Marquette Railway. The Pere Marquette, in turn, was merged into the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1947. The Petoskey station continued to serve passengers until the 1950s, when it was abandoned. IN 1970, the Little Traverse Regional Historical Society obtained a lease on the depot and some of the surrounding land.[2] The building was converted into a museum in 1971, and as of 2017 is used as the Little Traverse Historical Museum[3]

Description

The Chesapeake and Ohio Depot is located just on the edge of Little Traverse Bay. It is a distinctly Victorian Shingle style building with a distinct Victorian cast. The long building originally had open platforms at each end, but these were filled in during subsequent renovations. A porte cochere extends in the front of the building, and perching atop the building is a squat conical roof. Next to the conical section is a tall narrow chimney.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Catherine B. Ellis (June 23, 1970), NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY- NOMINATION FORM: C & O Railway Station
  3. History, Little Traverse Historical Museum
  4. Michael H. Hodges (2012), Michigan's Historic Railroad Stations, Wayne State University Press, pp. 129–134, ISBN 9780814334836
  • Depot, 1900
  • Depot, 2009
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