Palmer (Boston and Albany station)
- Palmer (Boston and Albany station)
Palmer is a former railway station on the Boston and Albany Railroad located in Palmer, Massachusetts.
Palmer station was designed by American architect H. H. Richardson and was one of the largest in his series of Northeastern railroad stations. Frederick Law Olmsted designed the landscape around the the station.[cite book |last=Ochsner |first=Jeffrey Karl |title=H.H. Richardson, complete architectural works |year=1982 |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=0262650150 |pages=p. 282] ]The railway station was completed 1885, serving at the junction of the Boston and Albany and the New London Northern Railroads.
Today, the station has been converted into a Bar and Grill though much of the external structure remains intact. Additionally, several antique trains are on display nearby. [ [http://www.steamingtender.com/about.asp About Us] . Steaming Tender Restaurant. Retrieved on 2008-08-04]
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* [http://www.steamingtender.com/about.asp Station history] at the Steaming Tender Restaurant website
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