{"nrhp_refnum":"09000087","name":"Beverly Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Park St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beverly","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.54885825550005,"lon":-70.88510606837815,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad passenger depot on Park Street in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, built in 1896-97 for the Boston & Maine Railroad and designed by architect Bradford L. Gilbert.","why_significant":"It served as the main depot on the Boston & Maine line in Beverly and was the central focus for travel to and from the city. Its attractive Victorian design by a nationally prominent railroad station architect made it a source of civic pride. Its construction also prompted changes nearby, including a new park and a redesigned street system.","narrative":"Beverly Depot is a long, narrow railroad station beside the Boston & Maine tracks on Park Street in Beverly, Massachusetts. Built in 1896-97 to replace an 1839 structure described in the press as a \"barny affair,\" it measures 32 by 120 feet and is faced in buff brick with brown freestone trim. A low slate roof rests on curved wooden brackets, and the Park Street front has Queen Anne stained glass windows. Bradford L. Gilbert, a nationally known railroad station architect, designed it. The depot gave Beverly a central point for rail travel and a source of civic pride, and its construction brought a new park, an embankment that removed a grade crossing, and street changes. The railroad abandoned it in the early 1970s, after which it deteriorated. Private owners bought it in 1971 and converted it to a restaurant, restoring its main features. It still serves commuters as a waiting area.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Architect: Bradford L. Gilbert; Builder: Boston & Maine R.R.","architectural_style":"Adapted, eclectic Victorian station style with Richardsonian Romanesque stone trim and Queen Anne stained glass windows","criteria":[],"status_note":"Abandoned by the railroad in the early 1970s, bought privately in 1971 and converted to a restaurant; it still serves as a waiting area for Boston commuters.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.631493-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/50/7948/63794850/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/09000087.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000087/25e6ef2611-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000087/25e6ef2611-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Fletcher6","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beverly_Depot_(MBTA_station).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Fletcher6</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beverly_Depot_(MBTA_station).jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"13001056","name":"Beverly Depot-Odell Park Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/beverly-depot-odell-park-historic-district-13001056/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794850","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Depot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4899506"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/beverly-depot-09000087/"}