June 2015

shinglecamp

On to the Next Campaign!

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shinglecamp

The Eave Reconstruction Campaign was a stunning success with the Greenville Junction Depot Friends raising over $10,000 to re-construct the eaves on our historic depot.

With freight shed exterior completed, GJDFs will focus on the station portion under the witches cap starting with Window restoration.
We are also working on plumbing and electrical work in the interior of the freight shed. 
The $135,000 estimate will provide 2 bathrooms and a small catering kitchen. The Davis Family Foundation has the phase off to a good start with a $35,000 grant.  Having bathrooms and kitchen facilities will make the Depot more available as a rental venue.
j crandall station master

Interior Restoration

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j crandall station master

Interior Restoration:

The depot has a great history as the depot on Moosehead Lake.  It served this section of track as not just a passenger depot but a freight depot, section house, maintenance shed, operator facility, agent office, and storage facility.  From the plush designs of the Ladies Waiting Room to the spartan Freight Shed, the depot is completely unique as a railroad structure in the United States.  Constructed at the same time as the rail line, it is an original railroad structure.  Original structures are incredibly rare as most stations and railroad facilities have been replaced or upgraded at least once in their lifetime.  The depot however, has not been altered greatly since it’s original construction.  It is a true window to the past and no place is this more evident than the interiors of the structure.

The interior floorplan is mostly open with some great “nooks and crannys”.  Repurposed as a community center it will be ideal for all types of gathering and meetings.

R1-07610-0023 2 The Operators Station in the 1970’s

More Interior Photos:

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Exterior Restoration

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future

Exterior Restoration:

Until we began our work of saving the depot, it had received little or no maintenance for almost 30 years.  The results are visible throughout the structure but are strongly pronounced on the exterior where the harsh Maine Winter and wet Maine Summer have been particularly abusive. The depot obviously needs paint but it also needs to have many wooden surfaces replaced or restored. 

With freight shed exterior completed, GJDFs will focus on the station portion under the witches cap.

The photo above shows the depot in her prime looking level, trim, painted, and cared for.  As a new community building in Greenville, we hope to keep her in this condition for at least another 125 years.

More exterior photos:

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