Ardmore Avenue station (Illinois)

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United States historic place


Ardmore Avenue Train Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The former Ardmore Avenue CA&E station
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Location	10 West Park Avenue Villa Park, Illinois
Coordinates	41°53′0″N 87°58′46.5″W / 41.88333°N 87.979583°W / 41.88333; -87.979583
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910; 114 years ago (1910)
Architect	Ballard & Pottinger
NRHP reference No.	80004525
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1980

Ardmore Avenue station is (along with Villa Avenue station) one of two former Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E) stations in Villa Park, Illinois. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as Ardmore Avenue Train Station.

History

The station is a stone-faced structure built in 1910 by the Ballard & Pottinger real estate firm. The station was erected to draw passengers to property that the firm was developing. The plan was successful, and enough people moved into the station vicinity to prompt incorporation as Villa Park in 1917. The station catered to passengers until July 3, 1957, when the CA&E abruptly shut down after years of financial losses. The Ardmore Avenue station is one of very few of what was once seventy-three railroad stations that served the CA&E. On November 21, 1980, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the station is the headquarters of the Villa Park Chamber of Commerce. The building now lies along the Illinois Prairie Path, a recreational path built along the former CA&E right-of-way.

Architecture

The one story structure is built in an English motif and served mostly as a waiting shelter. Doors and windows are made of wood with steel lintels. The tile roof has galvanized iron gutters and a brick chimney. The building features a wood cornice. The station could be heated by a wood-burning fireplace and had electric lighting. Windows are found on all sides and two doors are on the north, leading to the platform. The interior was originally furnished with wood benches and flip-top seats.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

Preceding station	Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad			Following station
Westmoretoward Wheaton		Main Line		Villa Avenuetoward Chicago

External links

Villa Park Chamber of Commerce

v t e Stations on the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E)
Main Line	Wheaton College Avenue Glen Ellyn Taylor Avenue Glen Oak Green Valley Lombard Stewart Avenue Westmore Ardmore Villa Park Spring Road York Street–Elmhurst Poplar Avenue Stratford Hills Berkeley Wolf Road Garden Home Bellwood§ 25th Avenue* 17th Avenue* 11th Avenue* 5th Avenue–Maywood§ Forest Park Oak Park Laramie Avenue Kedzie Avenue Marshfield Avenue Canal Street Wells Street Terminal
All stations were flag stops unless bolded. Stations in italics only discharged passengers eastbound, and only boarded passengers westbound; stations marked with § had the same service pattern as italicized stations between 1926 and 1951. Stations marked with * did not offer CA&E service between 1926 and 1951.

Stations on the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E)

Main Line

All stations were flag stops unless bolded. Stations in italics only discharged passengers eastbound, and only boarded passengers westbound; stations marked with § had the same service pattern as italicized stations between 1926 and 1951. Stations marked with * did not offer CA&E service between 1926 and 1951.

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