Salisbury selectmen consider preservation strategies for historic railroad station

A box truck damaged the roof of the old railroad station building, again.

Patrick L. Sullivan

Salisbury selectmen consider preservation strategies for historic railroad station

SALISBURY — First Selectman Curtis Rand reported to the Board of Selectmen Monday, March 3, that the old railroad station building on Ethan Allen Street in Lakeville had been hit by a box truck and sustained some damage to the edge of the roof.

Rand said this is not the first time something like this has happened.

The town has been looking into the idea of moving the building back from the street, and possibly rotating it, as well as restoring the building. Rand has had ongoing discussions with the State Historic Preservation Office about doing some or all of these things, and about getting grants to pay for the work.

He said he thought moving the building and digging a new foundation, but not rotating it, would cost about $400,000.

“The goal is to preserve the building,” he said. “It keeps getting smashed.”

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