Kalamazoo Transportation Center
Also known as: Michigan Central Depot459 N. Burdick St., Kalamazoo, Michigan
Historic railroad depot rennovated for city bus and Amtrak service.
Map
Coordinates:
+42.29503, -85.5833642°17'42" N, 85°35'00" W
Quadrangle map:Kalamazoo
Description
This is a historic railroad depot originally served the Michigan Central Railroad. In the 2000s, the station was vastly renovated (while retaining the historic parts of the depot) and today the station is expanded to include bays for city buses, making the station a modern, centralized hub for bus service, while also continuing to serve as a train station for Amtrak. Thus, the station is today the central hub for public transportation in Kalamazoo and is known today as the Kalamazoo Transportation Center.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 11, 1975
- Reference number
- 75000949
- NR name
- Michigan Central Depot
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; Richardsonian Romanesque
- Areas of significance
- Transportation; Architecture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Rail-related
- Current function
- Rail-related
- Period of significance
- 1875-1899
- Significant year
- 1887
Update Log
- July 2, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added description and corrected name.
- July 2, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth