Harrisville, MI: 1901 LSRC/DM/DBCA

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DBCA = Detroit, Bay City & Alpena, 3' 2" gauge

DM = Detroit & Mackinac

LSRC = Lake State Railway

becky schroeder, Jan 2023

Friends of the Harrisville Train Depot posted two images with the comment: "We’re working on restoring the Harrisville Train Depot in NE Michigan.  We’ve cleaned the limestone exterior, fixed the roof and windows, but we are not a wealthy community and additional funding is getting hard to find.  We’re looking for tips on fundraising and grant opportunities.  She was closed to passenger traffic in 1951, and has been abused and neglected for decades.  We’re beyond grateful to Lake State Railway, as they gifted the building and surrounding property to our community in 2022.  Before/After"

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The round roof must have been a challenge.

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The Harrisville Train Depot is one of few remaining in the northern Lower Peninsula. While many Michigan train stations were constructed of lumber, brick or field stone, the Harrisville Train Depot was constructed of cut stone, making it a meritorious and rare architectural style. The Detroit and Mackinac Railway Company (D & M) considered the Harrisville location important enough to bring in the esteemed architects Spier and Rohns (S & R). S & R gave the small Harrisville Train Depot equal quality design considerations as was provided to their larger, more recognized train depots including the Michigan Central Railroad Depot in Ann Arbor, Michigan and the Durand Union Station in Durand, Michigan.

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