{"nrhp_refnum":"76001612","name":"North Abington Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Railroad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Abington","county":"Plymouth County","state":"MA","lat":42.12918080500003,"lon":-70.94180414499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Law","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story granite railroad depot on Railroad Street in North Abington (Abington), Plymouth County, Massachusetts, built in 1893-94 and designed by Bradford Lee Gilbert.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot is significant for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture by an architect who specialized in railroad stations and public buildings. It is also tied to the 1893 North Abington Riot, after which the depot was built as a peace offering to the town. The riot led to a court decision still cited as precedent and to prison sentences for railroad officials.","narrative":"Built in 1893-94 beside a former railroad right of way in North Abington, this small depot measures about 25 by 93 feet and is walled in random-coursed granite trimmed with brownstone. A two-story octagonal tower faces the street, a one-story octagonal ticket office projects on the track side, and a steep black slate roof with copper ridges extends over a 125-foot platform supported by wooden posts and curved brackets. Stained glass appears over doors and windows. Bradford Lee Gilbert, an architect who specialized in railroad stations and public buildings, designed it in the Richardsonian style. The depot was given to the town by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad after the 1893 North Abington Riot, a clash between railroad laborers and townspeople building a streetcar line. The resulting court decision is still cited, and railroad officials served sentences. The station closed in 1959, suffered vandalism, and awaits restoration.","period_of_significance":"1893-94","architect_builder":"Bradford Lee Gilbert","architectural_style":"Richardsonian Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Closed since 1959 and in disrepair after vandalism; a local depot association has leased it from the MBTA and is raising funds to restore it as a community and crafts center.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.847612-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/20/7966/63796620/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/76001612.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001612/cf589a3a4a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001612/cf589a3a4a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Abington_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:North_Abington_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796620","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Abington_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7053648"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/plymouth-county/north-abington-depot-76001612/"}