Gaylordsville
The relocated & converted Gaylordsville Station (2022)
General information
Coordinates41°38′49″N 73°28′34″W / 41.64703°N 73.47603°W / 41.64703; -73.47603
Line(s)Housatonic Railroad
Tracks1
History
Opened1918 (1918)
Closed1970 (1970)[1]
Former services
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
New Milford
toward Norwalk and South Norwalk
 Pittsfield Branch Kent
toward Pittsfield

Gaylordsville station is a former train station in Gaylordsville, Connecticut. The station building was built in the 1918, replacing the Merwinsville Hotel as the local depot, to serve passengers on the Housatonic Railroad.[2] Shortly after its closure, the station was purchased by former New York advertising executives, Jean & Cle Kinney.[3] In October 1971, the couple relocated the structure to a nearby hill on River Road and converted it into their own unique and creative home.[4]

Merwinsville Hotel

Prior to the construction of the combination passenger station and freight house that would become Gaylordsville Station, the Merwinsville Hotel was the railroad station and "meal stop" serving the area. The unconventional depot was in operation as such from 1843 until 1918.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Van Auken, Cecelia (June 17, 1973). "Old Railroad Hotel Being Converted to Museum". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ Lynch, Peter E. (December 18, 2005). New Haven Passenger Trains (Great Passenger Trains). St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 57. ISBN 0760322880.
  3. ↑ Van Auken, Cecelia (December 29, 1974). "Making 'Creative Homes' From Derelict Buildings". The Bridgeport Post. Bridgeport, Connecticut. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Van Kabel, Janice G. (October 6, 1974). "Bless our railroad station". Daily News. New York, New York. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ Flynn, John (April 20, 2016). "History of Gaylordsville". merwinsvillehotel.org/. XLIBRIS. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
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