Clio Depot

The Clio Depot is a former railroad depot located at 300-308 West Vienna Road in Clio, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The building has been converted into the Clio Depot and Museum.[2]

Clio Depot
Location300-308 W. Vienna Rd., Clio, Michigan
Coordinates43°10′39″N 83°44′15″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1873 (1873)
MPSGenesee County MRA
NRHP reference No.83000842[1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1983

History

In 1861, the Pere Marquette Railway constructed a line through Clio to Flint (now the CSX Saginaw Subdivision) . The depot in Clio was constructed in 1873 to service the line.[3] The building was used by the railroad until 1960.[4] After its use as a depot was discontinued, it spent some time as a laundromat.[3] The building was purchased by the Clio Area Historic Association in 1977, and was renovated in the 1980s to turn into a museum.

Description

The Clio Depot is a one-story vernacular frame structure clad with clapboard. The building is rectangular and has a gable roof. Decoration is minimal, confined to the pedimented hoods located above the windows and doors. [3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "home page". Clio Depot and Museum. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. Karen Bean (May 1982), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: Clio Depot
  4. Laura R. Ashlee, ed. (2005), Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers, University of Michigan Press, p. 123, ISBN 9780472030668
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