Wayback Wednesday, sponsored by Jamie Lockwood, broker/owner of Sutton Group Muskoka Realty!
Did you know that the Huntsville Train Station was officially designated a heritage site in 1994? This 1993 photo of the station is credited to the Parks Canada Agency.
Here is what the Parks Canada Directory of Federal Heritage Designations has to say about the station: The Canadian National Railway (CNR) station in Huntsville, Ontario was built in 1924. It is a single-storey station with a layered roof profile located beside Lake Vernon on the north edge of Huntsville.
The Huntsville station has been designated a heritage railway station because of its historical, architectural and environmental significance.
The station was built in 1924 as the new Canadian National Railway (CNR) began to build its corporate image through the replacement of prominent stations. This station in Huntsville was an important tourism facility. It was designed by the office of the CNR’s Chief Engineer, and with its picturesque silhouette and well-executed brickwork, represents the culmination of Canadian railway station design for smaller centres.
The heritage value of the Huntsville station resides in its overall massing and roofline, in the quality of its materials, and in the nature of its lakeshore setting.
More about the designation, HERE.
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I remember when i was young, watching them open boxes and boxes of racing pigeons down there. It was fascinating. And seeing crowds of people getting off the train on weekends, sure has changed over the years. Shame the town sold it, it could have been repaired instead of paying for pickle ball courts.