Union Station

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Union Station was a historic railroad terminal in downtown Houston, Texas, whose former site and preserved facade now form part of the Minute Maid Park baseball stadium complex.

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Union Station canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
railway station
adjacentTo Minute Maid Park left-field area
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
associatedWith Houston Astros
Minute Maid Park train-themed design
cityServed Houston metropolitan area
closingDate 1974
constructionStartDate 1909
country United States of America
currentUse component of baseball stadium complex
entrance and lobby area for Minute Maid Park
facadeIncorporatedInto Minute Maid Park
formerFunction railroad terminal
hasFeature large concourse hall
train shed (demolished)
heritageSignificance symbol of Houston railroad history
integratedInto Minute Maid Park structure
locatedIn Houston, Texas
linked to: Houston

downtown Houston
linked to: Downtown Houston
nearbyStreet Congress Street
Crawford Street
Hamilton Street
Texas Avenue
notableFor integration of historic terminal into modern ballpark complex
openingDate 1911
originalOwner Houston Belt and Terminal Railway
partOf Minute Maid Park
preservationStatus facade preserved
reusedAs ballpark main entrance
event and reception space at Minute Maid Park
servedAs passenger rail terminal
servedCity Houston, Texas
servedRailroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Burlington-Rock Island Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Fort Worth and Denver Railway
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Houston and Texas Central Railway
International–Great Northern Railroad
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway
state Texas
status no longer used as a railroad terminal

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Minute Maid Park builtOnSiteOf Union Station