North Creek Railroad Station Complex
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North Creek Railroad Station Complex is a historic railroad station
complex located at North Creek
, Warren County, New York
. The complex consists of the railroad station, the freight house, round house, turntable, old station,and horse barn. The station was built in 1874 and is a simple, rectangular, gable roofed building with a broad, overhanging strut-supported roof in the Stick-Eastlake
style. The original station was built in 1871. It was built as the northern terminus of the Adirondack Railway
. It is notable as the place where Theodore Roosevelt
learned of the assassination of President William McKinley
and of his accession to the Presidency of the United States. It is currently operated as a station for the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad
scenic railway.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
complex located at North Creek
North Creek, New York
North Creek is a hamlet in the Adirondack Park, in the town of Johnsburg, in Warren County, New York, United States. It is an area known for skiing , hiking and other outdoor recreational activities. It is located at ....
, Warren County, New York
Warren County, New York
Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,707. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill...
. The complex consists of the railroad station, the freight house, round house, turntable, old station,and horse barn. The station was built in 1874 and is a simple, rectangular, gable roofed building with a broad, overhanging strut-supported roof in the Stick-Eastlake
Stick-Eastlake
The Stick style was a late-19th-century American architectural style. According to McAlester, it served as the transition between the Carpenter Gothic style of the mid-19th century, and the Queen Anne style that it evolved into and superseded it by the 1890s....
style. The original station was built in 1871. It was built as the northern terminus of the Adirondack Railway
Adirondack Railway
The Adirondack Railway was a railroad that connected Saratoga Springs to North Creek, New York. Built by Dr. Thomas Clark Durant, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad, it was started in 1864 and completed in 1871 by the Adirondack Company. After Durant's death, it was taken over by his...
. It is notable as the place where Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
learned of the assassination of President William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
and of his accession to the Presidency of the United States. It is currently operated as a station for the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad
Saratoga and North Creek Railroad
The Saratoga and North Creek Railroad is a shortline railroad that operates in the upper Hudson River region in New York State's Adirondack Mountains that began operation in July 2011....
scenic railway.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1976.