American railroad station plans
Collection
Identifier: MSS-3747
Scope and Contents
The collection contains over 140 original plans, most in ink on waxed architect's paper, variously sized (ranging from approximately 18" x 21" to approximately 31" x 42", mostly tending towards the larger sizes), for railroad stations and their associated buildings in a wide variety of cities and towns in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and a few in Illinois and Indiana. The plans are mostly stylistically consistent measured drawings, drafted in the prevailing conventions of the day, and show facades of stations, interior details, waiting rooms, privies, crossing signs, telegraph offices, train sheds, decorative plaster work, etc. Many of the plans are annotated, some are dated, and many originate from the home office in Louisville. ~~ from dealer's catalog
Dates
- 1881-1942
Physical Description
Condition is generally quite good, though some of the plans have frayed edges, some soiling, and very minor smudging; it appears that they were most likely stored untouched for many decades.
Biographical / Historical
A train station is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers and/or freight. It generally consists of a platform next to the track and a station building (depot) providing related services such as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single track main line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate the traffic. The smallest stations are most often referred to as 'stops.'
Extent
10 Linear Feet (over 140 original plans, mostly in ink on waxed architect's paper, variously sized)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Over 140 original plans of train stations from the late nineteen and early twentieth centuries, primarily on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Most are in ink on waxed architect's paper and are variously sized.
Arrangement
Plans are rolled together by state and city/station if there are multiple plans for the city/station. Single plans for city/station are rolled together by state.
Provenance
purchased from F. A. Bernett Books, 2013
Physical Description
Condition is generally quite good, though some of the plans have frayed edges, some soiling, and very minor smudging; it appears that they were most likely stored untouched for many decades.
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2013
Source
- F. A. Bernett, Inc. (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the American railroad station plans
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- November 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository