Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District

Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District
Williamstown Station
Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District
Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District is located in the United States
Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District
LocationWilliamstown, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°43′11″N 73°11′25″W / 42.71972°N 73.19028°W / 42.71972; -73.19028
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
ArchitectGifford-Wood Company
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.94000544[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1994

Williamstown Rail Yard and Station Historic District is a historic district at the junction of Cole Avenue and N. Hoosac Road in Williamstown, Massachusetts.The rail yard was an important junction point for the railroads of the area in the late 19th century, serving as the western terminus for trains passing through the Hoosac Tunnel to points east. The yard's facilities included a locomotive repair shop and a railroad roundhouse, although the latter has not survived.[2] The district was listed the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Williamstown Railroad Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 6, 2013.