Union Station (Providence)

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Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Providence, Rhode Island
Built/Founded:	1896
Architect:	Stone,Carpenter & Willson
Architectural style(s):	Classical Revival
Added to NRHP:	February 20, 1975
NRHP Reference#:	75000003 [1]
Governing body:	Private

Union Station stood as Providence's main train station for almost 100 years. Opening in 1898 after the old station was destroyed in a fire, it was designed by the firm of Stone, Carpenter, and Willson, who also designed many other Providence buildings.[1]

In the 1980s, Amtrak and MBTA train service were moved to a new station two blocks north, as part of the dismantling of the "Chinese Wall" of train tracks that hemmed in Downtown Providence, and the building was renovated. It now houses offices and restaurants.

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