(SET OF FOUR ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS) Design for Union Railway Station Indianapolis, Aug. 16th, 1886

A set of four original architect's plans on translucent white architectural paper for the construction of the Indianapolis Union Railway Station. The plans are 1. Front Elevation North (24 2/8" w x 30 1/4" w). 2. Design A. 1st Floor Plan,(22" h x 33 5/8" w) 3. Design A. 2nd Floor Plan (22" h x 33 1/2" h). and 4. Showing Elevation of Interior Pier, 1/2 Elevation 1/2 Section, and Plans of A.A., B.B., C.C., D.D., F.F.(29 3/4" h x 25" w). The Front Elevation and the 4th plan with "Tho's. Rodd Engr. & Arch.t , Pittsburgh, PA" lower left, the 1st and 2nd Floor Plans unsigned. Overall a Very Good set, general soiling and wrinkling, small chips at edges. Front Elevation North plan with red ink "Note: The Red Lines Show Corrected Grades Oct. 20th 1886". All four plans with red ink additions, the 2nd Floor plan with blue ink additions as well. The Indianapolis Union Railway Station was built in 1888 to replace the 1853 station, which was the first "union" station ever built, and its red brick and granite Grand Hall is renowned as one of the finest Romanesque Revival-styled structures in America. It was restored beginning in 1983 and today houses the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which features thirteen 1920's Pullman cars converted into hotel suites. London-born Pittsburgh architect and engineer Thomas Rodd (1849-1929) later became a Chief Engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad West of Pittsburgh. He was responsible for the design and construction of many buildings in western Pennsylvania and the Midwest. A wonderful set of plans encompassing American architectural, railroad, and Indiana history.…