Gaylordsville station

Gaylordsville
The relocated & converted Gaylordsville Station (2022)
General information
Coordinates41°38′49″N 73°28′34″W / 41.64703°N 73.47603°W / 41.64703; -73.47603
Line(s)Housatonic Railroad
Tracks1
History
Opened1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Closed1970; 54 years ago (1970)[1]
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
New Milford
toward Norwalk and South Norwalk
 Pittsfield Branch Kent
toward Pittsfield
Location
Map

Gaylordsville station is a former train station in Gaylordsville, Connecticut. The station building was built in the 1918, replacing the Merwinsville Hotel as the local depot, to serve passengers on the Housatonic Railroad.[2] Shortly after its closure, the station was purchased by former New York advertising executives, Jean & Cle Kinney.[3] In October 1971, the couple relocated the structure to a nearby hill on River Road and converted it into their own unique and creative home.[4]

  1. ^ Van Auken, Cecelia (June 17, 1973). "Old Railroad Hotel Being Converted to Museum". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Lynch, Peter E. (December 18, 2005). New Haven Passenger Trains (Great Passenger Trains). St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 57. ISBN 0760322880.
  3. ^ Van Auken, Cecelia (December 29, 1974). "Making 'Creative Homes' From Derelict Buildings". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Van Kabel, Janice G. (October 6, 1974). "Bless our railroad station". Daily News. New York, New York. Retrieved October 10, 2022.