ANTIQUE RPPC CHESLEY RAILROAD STATION ONTARIO CANADA REAL PHOTO POSTCARD for Sale

ANTIQUE RPPC CHESLEY RAILROAD STATION ONTARIO CANADA REAL PHOTO POSTCARD For Sale

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ANTIQUE RPPC CHESLEY RAILROAD STATION ONTARIO CANADA REAL PHOTO POSTCARD:
$85.00

ANTIQUE RPPC CHESLEY RAILROAD STATION ONTARIO CANADA REAL PICTURE POSTCARD
Based on postcard's stamp box, it is probably from 1904-1918. Note the "witch's hat" roof of the ticket office and the stock pens in distance.
Please see photos for details. Note lighting variations may alter colors of item in photos.
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From ontariorailwaystations.wordpress.com:

Grand Trunk Railway/Canadian National Railway

Original Railway:Stratford & Huron Railway (Grand Trunk, Georgian Bay & Lake Erie Railway 1881, Grand Trunk Railway 1893, Canadian National Railway 1923) 1882 – 1995
Current/Final Railway:Canadian National Railway
Location/Address:The station was located on the south side of 7thStreet SW, at 4thAvenue S
Railway Mileage:Owen Sound Subdivision 36.7
Surrounding Building Context:The founding of the community was based on the establishment of grist and saw mill sites on the Saugeen River, and commercial support for the surrounding agricultural area. The arrival of the railway in 1882 allowed for the community to become a significant regional manufacturer of furniture. Several large multi-storey brick plants were constructed in close proximity to the station, served by spur lines (see map for details). Railway uses near the station included a small yard, stock pens, coal sheds, and a detached freight shed. To the north, the railway crossed over the Saugeen River valley on a high bridge (now converted into a walking trail).

Station Origin:Original station

Construction Date:The building was constructed with the opening of the line in 1882 by the Grand Trunk, Georgian Bay & Lake Erie Railway
Station Style:GTR/S&H Type A
Exterior Architecture Details:The station was a single storey frame structure with a gable roof
Interior Architectural Details:The building contained a passenger waiting room, ticket/operator office and freight/express rooms
Landscaping & Ground Details:Timber platform
Building Costs:Unknown
Destruction Date:The building was likely removed in 1905 with the construction of the new station
Current Use:Not applicable
Designations:Not applicable

Station Origin:Second station

Construction Date:The building was constructed in 1905 by the Grand Trunk Railway
Station Style:GTR Type Nine
Exterior Architecture Details:The station was a single storey frame structure on a stone block base that was covered by a complex hip roof which featured a witches hat over the waiting room and a hexagonal tower that formed part of the operator window
Interior Architectural Details:The building contained a passenger waiting room, ticket/operator office and freight/express rooms
Landscaping & Ground Details:Cinder platform
Building Costs:Unknown
Destruction Date:The building was removed from passenger service in 1970, and believed to have been removed in the late 1970’s
Current Use:Not applicable
Designations:Not applicable