Waterbury Union Station
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The Waterbury Union Station building is located on Meadow Street in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. It is a brick building dating to the first decade of the 20th century. Its tall clock tower, built by the Seth Thomas Company, is the city's most prominent landmark.
Waterbury Union Station | |
Location | Waterbury, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°33′18″N 73°2′49″W |
Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha)[1] |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | McKim, Mead & White[1] |
Architectural style | Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals |
NRHP reference No. | 78002881 |
Added to NRHP | March 8, 1978[2][3] |
Designed by the New York City architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, it handled 66 passenger trains a day at its peak. Later in the 20th century, when the city's rail service had declined to its current level of one commuter route, the building's interior was closed. Today it is in use again as the offices of the Republican-American, Waterbury's daily newspaper.