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(rshsdepot) Orchard Beach and North Easton (continuing the Boston theme)
- Subject: (rshsdepot) Orchard Beach and North Easton (continuing the Boston theme)
- From: "Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:10:25 -0400
B&M Station, Old Orchard Beach, Maine: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/me/york/postcards/obmsta.jpg
Old Colony Station, North Easton, Mass. (1882-1884) Henry Hobson Richardson, architect:
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/Gallery/galleryimages/richardson213.jpg The grounds were done by Frederick Law Olmsted. F.L. Ames was director of the old colony and commissioned this station. In 1969 the Ames family bought it from the New York Central RR (was it Penn Central?) and gave it to the local historical society.
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
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