Kenora station

Kenora station is a heritage Canadian Pacific Railway station in Kenora, Ontario.

Kenora
View of the station, circa 1906
General information
Location	Railway Street, Kenora, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	49°46′05″N 94°29′12″W
History
Opened	1899
Closed	1990
Previous names	Canadian Pacific Railway
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Whitemouth toward Vancouver The Canadian before 1990 Dryden toward Toronto or Montreal Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station Keewatin toward Vancouver Main Line Margach toward Montreal Windsor
Heritage Railway Station (Canada)
Designated	1991
Reference no.	4545
Location

History

The one-and-a-half-storey, brick and stone railway station was built in 1899.^[1] In the early 20th century, the station featured a triangular-shaped garden and fountain area along the left of the structure.^[2]

Colour postcard showing the garden area, circa 1910

The garden area was a feature of many Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) stations of the era, starting in Montreal and going west. The railway felt this help attract settlers to the west. "Station gardens, characterized as effective advertisements for prairie fertility, were a prominent part of these campaigns. The station, especially in the west, was often the focus of the community and a major link with the outside world. Civic boosters said the only evidence of a town's worth immediately seen by a prospective settler was the condition of town's railway station." Kenora's is shown in period photographs as an early example of the CPR railway garden.^[3]