Anderson station is a former

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Anderson, Indiana Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 54,788 at the 2020 census. It is named after Chief William Anderson. The city is the headquarters of the Church of God and its Anderson ...

. The Indianapolis and Bellafontaine Railroad reached Anderson on June 19, 1851. and would construct the extant

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in 1887. Rail service ceased after April 30, 1971, when

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assumed most American

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operations. After abandonment, the building was purchased by Elsie Perdieu in 1983 to serve as a museum for displaying her late husband's, Paul Perdieu's, railroad memorabilia which he had acquired over twenty years. The Anderson Young Ballet Theater began utilizing the east wing starting in 1985. The station was renovated between 2002 and October 2003. The building was listed on the

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in 1996. It was deemed a

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to the Anderson Downtown Historic District when it was added to the

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in 2006.

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