Smithville in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Smithville Train Station

Est. 1903

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2022

1. Smithville Train Station Marker

Inscription. Designated 1992
West Lincoln
Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 43° 6.13′ N, 79° 32.685′ W. Marker is in Smithville, Ontario, in Niagara Region. Marker is on Station Street (Niagara Regional Road 14), 0.1 kilometers north of Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the southwest corner of the building, facing west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 288 Station Street, Smithville ON L0R 2A0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Edward Griffin (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); George Herbert Locke (approx. 8.9 kilometers away); Jacob Beam Mill Stone (approx. 8.9 kilometers away); Neutral Indian Burial-Ground (approx. 9.7 kilometers away); First Town Meeting (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Colonel Robert Nelles 1761-1842 (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Grimsby Town Bell (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); St. Andrew’s Anglican Church (approx. 10.4 kilometers away).

Also see . . .
1. A Brief History of the Railway Station at Smithville

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In 1884, the Ontario Legislature granted the TH&B Railway Company the right to build a rail line from Toronto to Buffalo. At that time, having a railway was a great boon to a town, as it furnished a link to nearby cities, facilitating shopping for the residents and transportation of farm products to city markets. Robert Murgatroyd Sr. became a Provisional Director of the railway and worked hard to have it come through Smithville, rather than north of the town, as originally planned. A station was built and, in 1895, the first train stopped in Smithville. Unfortunately, this station was struck by lightning and burned, so the present one was built about 1903. Its role as a passenger station ended in 1981. Then it was sadly neglected until, in 1990 the West Lincoln Council purchased the station and property from Canadian Pacific. They then moved the building back from the railway right-of-way, and placed it on a good basement. The Local Architecture Conservation Advisory Committee arranged to have it provincially designated as of historical and architectural significance.

(Submitted on November 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Great Railroad Stations: Smithville, Ontario.

It has been called by Elizabeth A. Wilmont,
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2022

2. Smithville Train Station (southwest elevation)
The marker is mounted near the southwest corner of the station building, just to the right of the west window.
Canadian author of several wonderful station history and photo albums, "the most decorative station in the Niagara Peninsula, certainly the most whimsical ever built by the T.H. & B. Company." The exterior, office and former waiting room with its magnificent fan windows have been restored. A full basement was constructed, and an archive center for the local historical society established.

(Submitted on November 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Smithville Train Station (<i>south elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2022

3. Smithville Train Station (south elevation)

Smithville Train Station (<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2022

4. Smithville Train Station (east elevation)

Smithville Train Station (<i>northwest elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2022

5. Smithville Train Station (northwest elevation)

The railroad tracks are beyond this image to the left [north].

Smithville Train Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2022

6. Smithville Train Station

Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 7, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.