| Chelsea is just west of Ann Arbor, on the old Michigan
Central main line. The present depot was designed in Stick Style by the
architectural firm of Mason and Rice and built in 1880. The design features
triple-gabled bay windows on both ends of the building. One of the two earlier
depots was destroyed when vandals cabled the depot to a departing train.
Tracks are still in use as Amtrak's Detroit-Chicago line.
The depot was restored in the 1980s and serves as a
transportation center and museum for the village of Chelsea. It is located
east of M-52 in the heart of Chelsea. In the mid-1990s, a model railroad
club began meeting here. |
