{"nrhp_refnum":"88003128","name":"Northbound and Southbound Stations","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 and 3 Mill St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Attleboro","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.94220441300007,"lon":-71.28449272699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-01-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two railroad stations facing each other across elevated tracks at 1 and 3 Mill Street in Attleboro, Massachusetts: the Northbound Station (1906) and the Southbound Station (1908), built for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.","why_significant":"The stations are distinctive, well-preserved examples of Richardsonian Romanesque railroad architecture and the only remaining examples on this line. They also reflect Attleboro's growth as a jewelry and textile manufacturing center, whose freight and passenger demands led to the elevated tracks and the two-station arrangement.","narrative":"Two brick railroad stations face each other across elevated tracks on Mill Street in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The Northbound Station dates from 1906 and the Southbound Station from 1908. Both were built for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad as part of a project that raised the tracks above street level and eliminated thirteen grade crossings. The buildings show Richardsonian Romanesque features, including low horizontal lines, wide overhanging eaves, round-arched windows and terra-cotta tile roofs. The Southbound Station also has a granite lower story and a loggia. Two stations were needed because of heavy freight shipments from the town's jewelry factories and textile mills, along with commuter traffic to Boston and Pawtucket. Plans were signed by railroad engineer Edward Hagel. They are the only remaining examples of the style on this rail line. The Southbound Station closed in the 1970s and was damaged by fire in 1984. Both buildings were rehabilitated in 1986 and are in use today.","period_of_significance":"1906-1938","architect_builder":"Engineers - Edward Hagel; Construction Overseers - Mortimer I. Hooper, James F. Keon","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Richardsonian Romanesque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Both stations were rehabilitated in 1986. The Northbound Station remains in use as a ticket office and waiting area, and the Southbound Station, damaged by fire in 1984, now serves as offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:00.614145-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/88/7944/63794488/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/88003128.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88003128/b4183af65c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/88003128/b4183af65c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"4300streetcar","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MBTA_Providence_Line_train_851_at_Attleboro_October_2025.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">4300streetcar</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MBTA_Providence_Line_train_851_at_Attleboro_October_2025.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794488","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attleboro_station_(Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4818562"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/northbound-and-southbound-stations-88003128/"}