Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot

Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot
Location 101 S. Cedar St., Suttons Bay, Michigan
Coordinates 44°58′26″N 85°39′3″W / 44.97389°N 85.65083°W / 44.97389; -85.65083Coordinates: 44°58′26″N 85°39′3″W / 44.97389°N 85.65083°W / 44.97389; -85.65083
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 97000929[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 21, 1997
Designated MSHS September 4, 1997[2]

The Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot, also known as the Suttons Bay Railroad Depot, is a railroad station located at 101 South Cedar Street in Suttons Bay, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

History

The main track through Suttons Bay was laid down in 1903 by the Traverse City, Leelanau, and Manistique Railroad, to access a Northport-Manistique car ferry.[3] A siding was built a few years later;[2] however, the railway was immediately unsuccessful and the ferry was discontinued by 1908. In 1919, a successor company, the Leelanau Transit Company was organized to take over ownership of the tracks. They leased the line to the Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad and built this depot between the main line and siding in Suttons Bay as a passenger and freight station.[2]

In the 1960s, the tracks north of Suttons Bay were abandoned.[3] The track section between Suttons Bay and Traverse City were used by the Leelanau Scenic Railroad between 1989 and 1995. In 1996, the track were torn up and a rail trail put in its place. The depot is used as a law office.

Description

The Suttons Bay Railroad Depot is a single-story Arts-and-Crafts-inspired structure with a hip roof, built of rounded cobblestones.[2] The roof overhangs widely on all sides of the building, sheltering the walls and the trackside platform.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leelanau Transit Company Suttons Bay Depot". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved January 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. 1 2 "Depot History". Suttons Bay Law. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
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