Dearborn Station

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Dearborn Station is a historic former passenger railroad terminal in Chicago, known for its distinctive Romanesque architecture and role as a major gateway to the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former passenger terminal ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
railway station ⓘ
architect Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz ⓘ
architecturalStyle Richardsonian Romanesque ⓘ
Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to: Neo-Romanesque
category Chicago Landmarks ⓘ
linked to: Chicago Landmark

Former railway stations in Chicago ⓘ
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1885 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1883 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUse office building ⓘ
retail space ⓘ
hasPart clock tower ⓘ
headhouse ⓘ
train shed (demolished) ⓘ
heritageDesignation Chicago Landmark ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1982 ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
Near South Side, Chicago ⓘ
locatedNear Printers Row, Chicago ⓘ
locatedOn Dearborn Street ⓘ
Polk Street ⓘ
materialUsed pink granite ⓘ
red brick ⓘ
namedAfter Dearborn Street ⓘ
numberOfTracksAtPeak 16 ⓘ
openingDate 1885 ⓘ
operatorUntilClosure Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad ⓘ
ownedBy Dearborn Station Associates (after redevelopment) ⓘ
linked to: Dearborn Station
partOf Chicago "Big Six" railroad terminals ⓘ
railwayTerminusFor Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ⓘ
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad ⓘ
Chicago and Erie Railroad ⓘ
Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway ⓘ
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad ⓘ
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway ⓘ
Erie Railroad ⓘ
Grand Trunk Western Railroad ⓘ
Monon Railroad ⓘ
Wabash Railroad ⓘ
redevelopmentDate 1980s ⓘ
servedAs major gateway to Chicago in the early 20th century ⓘ
major gateway to Chicago in the late 19th century ⓘ
status disused as a railway station ⓘ
trainServicesEnded May 2, 1971 ⓘ
trainShedDemolished 1970s ⓘ

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South Loop → hasLandmark → Dearborn Station ⓘ
subject linked to: South Loop neighborhood
Dearborn Station → ownedBy → Dearborn Station Associates (after redevelopment) ⓘ
linked to: Dearborn Station
California Limited → primaryTerminus → Dearborn Station, Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Dearborn Station
Texas Chief → primaryTerminus → Dearborn Station, Chicago ⓘ
linked to: Dearborn Station
Dearborn Street → hasLandmark → Dearborn Station ⓘ