New Jersey Avenue Station

Washington, D.C., United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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New Jersey Avenue Station, also known as the Washington Depot or B&O Depot, was a Renaissance Revival railway station in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated a block north of the Capitol. Operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from April 1851 until October 26, 1907, when it was superseded by Washington Union Station, the surface-level station played a pivotal role during the American Civil War as the primary embarkation point for hundreds of thousands of Union troops. The station witnessed momentous historical events: President Abraham Lincoln arrived there for his 1861 inauguration, and following his assassination on April 14, 1865, his body and that of his son Willie began their final journey from the station to Illinois.

Movement

Renaissance Revival architecture

Type: railway station, station located on surface
Place: Washington, D.C., United States

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