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Former train station in Michigan, US
Columbiaville
General information
Location4643 First Street, Columbiaville, Lapeer County, Michigan 48421
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Otter Laketoward Mackinaw City Mackinaw City – Detroit Lapeertoward Detroit
Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company Columbiaville Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
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Location4643 First Street
Columbiaville, Michigan
Coordinates43°09′22″N 83°24′32″W / 43.15611°N 83.40889°W / 43.15611; -83.40889
Built1893
ArchitectWilliam Peter (1824–1899)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.84001785
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 5, 1984
Designated MSHSOctober 23, 1979

Columbiaville Station, currently known as the Columbiaville Rotary Club and Public Library, is a former train station located at 4643 First Street in the village of Columbiaville in Marathon Township in northwestern Lapeer County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site on October 23, 1979, and later listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1984, as the Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company Columbiaville Depot.

Built in 1893, the structure is a mix of Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture. It is a small, one-story brick building with walls measuring 18 inches (46 cm) thick, and it maintains its original paneling, floors, ceiling, and painted brick walls since its construction. The structure was built on the site of an earlier train station that was built in 1872. The site served as a train station from 1872 to 1964 and was a prominent stopover for passenger and freight trains traveling to and from Detroit and Bay City, and the Columbiaville Depot aided in the growth of the area. The station is associated with lumber entrepreneur William Peter (1824–1899), who moved to the area in 1847 and platted the village of Columbiaville in 1871. To spur his business, Peter built the first station with an agreement with the Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company to establish a depot in Columbiaville, and the current structure was completed in 1893 to further increase transportation along the railway. The depot was decommissioned in 1964, and the railway itself ceased operation in 1977. The structure today houses the Columbiaville Rotary Club and a public library.

Columbiaville Station, ca. 1910.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 4, 2011.
  2. ^ State of Michigan (2009). "Detroit-Bay City Railroad Company Columbiaville Depot". Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
National Register of Historic Places in Lapeer County, Michigan
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lapeer County, Michigan and List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan
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