1908 Octagonal Gate Tender's Quarters

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Octagonal crossing shanty as it currently sits on museum property next to the Freeport Station crossing.

Octagonal crossing shanty as it currently sits on museum property next to the Freeport Station crossing.

Name/Title

1908 Octagonal Gate Tender's Quarters

Description

Built in 1908, this unique structure was the gate tender's quarters at Woodfords Crossing in Portland, Maine. Before automated gates, crossings were staffed with people to hand operate the gates.

Made/Created

Date made

1908

Place

City

Portland

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Transportation Structures

Nomenclature Class

Structures

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects