Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial)

Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial) is a National Historic Site of Canada in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia · 71 Front Street, Pictou, Nova Scotia · location approximate

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PICTOU STATION A station was first built here in 1867 as a terminus for the Intercolonial Railway. This was a government line, incorporating earlier track, which forged a link between the Maritime provinces and central Canada. It became part of the Canadian National Railways in 1923. This station, company designed, was built in 1904. Combining the standard central pavilion form with some atypical details, the design is an aesthetically pleasing one. Elizabethan style gables and the Palladian window in the main bay reflect the eclectic tendency of the period.

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STATION DE PICTOU La station construite en 1867 servait de terminus à l'Intercolonial. Il sagissait d'une ligne gouvernementale qui utilisait les premiers rails et formait un lien entre les Maritimes et le centre du pays; elle devint partie intégrante du Canadien National en 1923. La station actuelle, conçue par la compagnie, fut érigée en 1904. On ajouta au traditionnel pavillon central des détails hétéroclites. L'ensemble forme un tout très esthétique. Les pignons élisabéthains et la fenêtre palladienne dans la baie principale reflètent les tendances éclectiques de l'époque. (APP INS)

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Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial)

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