Fort Wayne station

Fort Wayne, IN
Passengers board Amtrak's Broadway Limited at the station in 1974
General information
Location221 Baker Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
USA
History
OpenedMarch 23, 1914
ClosedNovember 11, 1990[1]
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Warsaw
toward Chicago
Broadway Limited Lima
toward New York
Capitol Limited Lima
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Arcola
toward Chicago
Main Line Maples
Huntertown Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Hoagland
toward Richmond
Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station
Roanoke
toward St. Louis
St. LouisDetroit New Haven
toward Detroit
Terminus Fort WayneToledo New Haven
toward Toledo
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Fort Wayne station is located in Indiana
Fort Wayne station
Fort Wayne station is located in the United States
Fort Wayne station
Location221 West Baker Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates41°4′20″N 85°8′26″W / 41.07222°N 85.14056°W / 41.07222; -85.14056
Built1914
ArchitectGeorge B. Swift & Co., William L. Price
Architectural styleAmerican Craftsman
NRHP reference No.98001056[2]
Added to NRHP1998

The Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, also known as Baker Street Station, is a former passenger rail station in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. The American Craftsman-style station opened to the public March 23, 1914, at a cost of $550,000.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Switches Lines to Chicago". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 12, 1990. p. 10. Retrieved January 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Indiana, Allen County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "History". Baker Street Train Station. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2015. Note: This includes Creager Smith (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Station" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs