Plainfield in Hendricks County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
T.H.I. & E. Interurban Depot Building
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023
1. T.H.I. & E. Interurban Depot Building Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 39° 42.024′ N, 86° 24.016′ W. Marker is in Plainfield, Indiana, in Hendricks County. Marker is at the intersection of East Buchanan Street and South Vine Street, on the left when traveling west on East Buchanan Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 401 S Vine St, Plainfield IN 46168, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Van Buren Elm (approx. ¼ mile away); Western Yearly Meeting House (approx. ¼ mile away); Eat (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sugar Grove Meeting House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Adrian A. Parsons / Indiana's Soybean Pioneer (approx. 2.9 miles away); Site of "Masonic Well" (approx. 4.8 miles away); Indiana State Flag (approx. 6.2 miles away); Samuel Moore (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainfield.
Regarding T.H.I. & E. Interurban Depot Building. Excerpts
this page online
The Plainfield Interurban Depot also is unique by virtue that is not unique. This station possessed two, practically identical counterparts along the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern line, which were constructed soon after the Plainfield original. The appearance of the buildings became an icon identifying interurban stations along the T.H.I.& E. line. In Amo, Indiana, the twin building remains. The depot in Reelsville, Indiana has since been torn down…
Interurban service from Indianapolis to Plainfield began November 29, 1902 on the Indianapolis & Plainfield Electric Railroad Company. Hourly service was offered via six passenger cars. In 1903, this company merged with the Danville & Cartersburg Railroad Company to form the Indianapolis Coal Traction Company. There is no documented evidence of a depot in Plainfield at this time. However, a 1902 article denotes the corner of Buchanan and Vine Streets as a right-of-way for the interurban travel.…
In 1907, the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company formed. It became the second largest interurban company in the state of Indiana featuring 402 miles of track. The T.H.I.&E. system established an immense range of interurban travel in Central Indiana by merging numerous smaller organizations, including the Indianapolis Coal Traction Company. The firstdocumented evidence of Plainfield's T.H.I.&E. Interurban Depot/Substation also is found 1907 (Historic Photo 1). Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps from this year illustrate the building situated on the corner of Buchanan and Vine Streets.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 20232. T.H.I. & E. Interurban Depot Building Marker
Also see . . . T H I & E Interurban Depot/Substation. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the depot, which was listed in 2002. (National Park Service) (Submitted on September 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
