{"nrhp_refnum":"81000448","name":"Trotwood Railroad Station and Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Trotwood","county":"Montgomery County","state":"OH","lat":39.79726679100003,"lon":-84.31084223699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-01-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wooden railroad station and depot built about 1913 in Trotwood, Montgomery County, Ohio, and moved in August 1980 to Trotwood Commons Park at Main Street and Broadway.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot is the last vestige of the railroad's importance and impact on Trotwood. The railroad arrived through Madison Township in 1854 and, with an old Indian trail and a grist mill, helped form the village. The depot is the surviving structure reflecting that role.","narrative":"A small wooden railroad depot, about 40 by 16 feet and built around 1913, is the last visible reminder of how the railroad shaped Trotwood, Ohio. Trains began running through Madison Township in 1854, and the crossing of the railroad with an old Indian trail near Wolf Creek, where a grist mill stood, became the focus of the village. Earlier stations included a box car on a siding and the Higging Station, used until this building replaced it. The one-story depot has a low hip roof with slate shingles, a central box bay, freight doors for the baggage room, and a station master's office entrance. After serving as a station into the mid-twentieth century, it was boarded up and used for storage. The city acquired it by donation in 1980 and moved it to Trotwood Commons Park, placing it in the same relationship to the tracks as before. It was listed locally as significant to community history.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Boarded up and used as a storage shed before acquisition by the City of Trotwood; moved to a park in August 1980 and dedicated September 13, 1980, with plans to serve as the center of the Trotwood Historical Society. Condition listed as fair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.588171-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/81000448.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000448/c1928c0a91-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000448/c1928c0a91-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trotwood_Railroad_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trotwood_Railroad_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990623","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138638527"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/montgomery-county/trotwood-railroad-station-and-depot-81000448/"}