A large crane lifted the roof.
Railroad depot roof.
Cookman s hipped roof victorian stations can be spotted along the former pennsylvania railroad mainline stretching almost to chicago.
It is supported by large knee brackets and has a band of decorative moulding at the edge.
Upon its opening the los angeles times praised the arcade station as second to none on the pacific slope.
A lower roof provides shelter around the exterior for pedestrians.
To accommodate hungry travelers a cafe known as tolfree s saugus eating house was established at the north end of the depot.
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Kalkaska anyone driving through kalkaska wednesday morning may have noticed a roof topper hoisted into place atop the new downtown clock tower in railroad square.
The depot s roof was moved in april set atop hickory posts salvaged from the depot.
Charles sumner frost designed over 100 structures.
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The depot itself was a massive wooden victorian structure reminiscent of european train stations.
The building sits on a foundation of light brownish sandstone with a whitish sandstone sillcourse running on top.
The depot is a small rectangular single story wood frame structure with a hip roof.
Five hundred feet long the depot s rail shed featured skylights and an arched roof that soared 90 feet above the platforms below.
The one story brick structure is a typical railroad depot with a rectangular plan paralleling the railroad tracks a hipped roof and a projecting bay affording a view up and down the line.
Many stations were very simple and utilitarian in nature while others closely followed the architectural fashions of the era.
The main roof has a cornice studded with sawn brackets but only covers the structure.
The saugus train station opened 11 years later on sept.
The station was built in 1901 to a design by the union pacific s engineering department.
1 1887 when the southern pacific railroad completed a spur line to ventura.
The building has two story blocks measuring 23 feet by 45 feet extending from the roof at either end.
The depot is a single story red brick italianate structure measuring about 325 feet in length and 44 feet in width.