The Uxbridge Passenger Depot is an historic railroad station located at 28 South Main Street, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Uxbridge, Massachusetts

Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It was first settled in 1662, incorporated in 1727 at Suffolk County, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. Uxbridge is south-southeast of Worcester, north-northwest of Providence, and southwest of Boston. It is part of...

. On October 7, 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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History

The Uxbridge Passenger Depot was built in 1895 by the Providence and Worcester Railroad

Providence and Worcester Railroad

The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. The railroad connects from Gardner in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City...

on the site of its previous station. It served a short time as a bus depot after rail passenger service ceased. Until recently it was a branch of Savers Bank.

National Register listing

• Uxbridge Passenger Depot ** (added 1983 - Building - #83004143)
• 28 S. Main St., Uxbridge
• Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
• Architectural Style: Queen Anne
• Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture
• Period of Significance: 1875-1899
• Owner: Private
• Historic Function: Transportation
• Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related
• Current Function: Commerce/Trade
• Current Sub-function: Financial Institution

External links

• Providence and Worcester history