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Wellesley Hills (MBTA station)
Encyclopedia
Wellesley Hills is a historic passenger rail station on MBTA Commuter Rail
's Framingham/Worcester Line
. It is located at 339 Washington Street(MA 16
) in Wellesley, Massachusetts
. Parking is limited to 51 spaces, and is owned and maintained by the City of Wellesley.
in 1885 for the Boston & Albany Railroad, and was the last in a series of stations designed by Richardson, all featuring rough-cut light colored stone with dark stone trim around windows and doors, slate roofs, and varying amounts of decorative dark stone carvings. As a B&A station, it originally served both commuter trains in the Boston Metropolitan Area and long distance trains toward Albany, New York
. Though the platforms are still active for railroad service today, the station house is currently occupied by two private businesses; An art gallery, and a dry cleaning store. The portion facing the street has been renovated and the original roofing has been removed, however the sides and back of the building have been preserved, though the windows are boarded up and large air conditioning units have been installed.
MBTA Commuter Rail
The MBTA Commuter Rail serves as the regional rail arm of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the United States. It is operated under contract by the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company a joint partnership of Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation and Alternate...
's Framingham/Worcester Line
Framingham/Worcester Line
The Framingham/Worcester Line is a railroad line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running west from Boston, Massachusetts to Worcester, Massachusetts, though some trains terminate at Framingham, Massachusetts...
. It is located at 339 Washington Street(MA 16
Massachusetts Route 16
Route 16 is an east–west state highway in Massachusetts. It begins in the west at an intersection with Route 12 and Route 193 in Webster, just north of the Connecticut state border...
) in Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wellesley is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of Greater Boston. The population was 27,982 at the time of the 2010 census.It is best known as the home of Wellesley College and Babson College...
. Parking is limited to 51 spaces, and is owned and maintained by the City of Wellesley.
History
Wellesley Hills station was designed by Henry Hobson RichardsonHenry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...
in 1885 for the Boston & Albany Railroad, and was the last in a series of stations designed by Richardson, all featuring rough-cut light colored stone with dark stone trim around windows and doors, slate roofs, and varying amounts of decorative dark stone carvings. As a B&A station, it originally served both commuter trains in the Boston Metropolitan Area and long distance trains toward Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. Though the platforms are still active for railroad service today, the station house is currently occupied by two private businesses; An art gallery, and a dry cleaning store. The portion facing the street has been renovated and the original roofing has been removed, however the sides and back of the building have been preserved, though the windows are boarded up and large air conditioning units have been installed.