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Fort Harrison Terminal Station, also known as Fort Harrison Post Office, is a historic
train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing s ...
located at
Fort Benjamin Harrison Fort Benjamin Harrison was a U.S. Army post located in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of Indianapolis, between 1906 and 1991. It is named for the 23rd United States president, Benjamin Harrison. History In 1901, ...
in suburban Lawrence Township, Marion County, Indiana, northeast of
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
. It was built in 1908, and is a one-story, brick building with Prairie School and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. It has a low, double pitched hipped roof sheathed in metal. It served as a terminal for the
interurban The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 ...
Union Traction Company until 1941, after which it housed a U.S. Post Office. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It has been converted into a Mexican restaurant. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1984.


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Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Bungalow architecture in Indiana Railway stations in the United States opened in 1908 Buildings and structures in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis Transportation buildings and structures in Marion County, Indiana {{MarionCountyIN-NRHP-stub