Dearborn Station

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Dearborn Station is a historic former passenger railroad terminal in Chicago, known for its distinctive Romanesque architecture and role as a major gateway to the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former passenger terminal
historic building
railway station
architect Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
architecturalStyle Richardsonian Romanesque
Romanesque Revival architecture
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
category Chicago Landmarks
linked to: Chicago Landmark

Former railway stations in Chicago
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1885
constructionStartDate 1883
country United States
currentUse office building
retail space
hasPart clock tower
headhouse
train shed (demolished)
heritageDesignation Chicago Landmark
heritageDesignationDate 1982
locatedIn Chicago
Illinois
Near South Side, Chicago
locatedNear Printers Row, Chicago
locatedOn Dearborn Street
Polk Street
materialUsed pink granite
red brick
namedAfter Dearborn Street
numberOfTracksAtPeak 16
openingDate 1885
operatorUntilClosure Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
ownedBy Dearborn Station Associates (after redevelopment)
linked to: Dearborn Station
partOf Chicago "Big Six" railroad terminals
railwayTerminusFor Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago and Erie Railroad
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway
Erie Railroad
Grand Trunk Western Railroad
Monon Railroad
Wabash Railroad
redevelopmentDate 1980s
servedAs major gateway to Chicago in the early 20th century
major gateway to Chicago in the late 19th century
status disused as a railway station
trainServicesEnded May 2, 1971
trainShedDemolished 1970s

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South Loop hasLandmark Dearborn Station
subject linked to: South Loop neighborhood
Dearborn Station ownedBy Dearborn Station Associates (after redevelopment)
linked to: Dearborn Station
California Limited primaryTerminus Dearborn Station, Chicago
linked to: Dearborn Station
Texas Chief primaryTerminus Dearborn Station, Chicago
linked to: Dearborn Station
Dearborn Street hasLandmark Dearborn Station