Pittsfield Historical Society's
History of Pittsfield

Pittsfield's Railroad Depot Building

Today the Pittsfield Railroad Depot building serves as Pittsfield's Depot House Museum and is overseen by the Pittsfield Historical Society. It is owned by the Town of Pittsfield. The Depot House Museum is open by appointment by calling Tom Brown at 487-4926.

More about the history of the depot can be found on the Historical Society's website here.
Take a Virtual Tour of the Museum.


(Click on pictures below to enlarge.)
The Maine Central Railroad Passenger Depot in it's heyday in 1907, from an old newspaper photograph. The Depot was built by Maine Central Railroad in 1886.

The Depot and Grain Elevator, from a postcard circa 1920.


The Depot as it appeared in a 1913 colorized postcard.
The Depot in 1944.
View of the Depot from Library Street in the 1960's. The Lancey House Hotel is in the background and the Railway Express Agency building in the foreground.
The Depot in a 1972 photo.
In 1974, the Depot was sorely in need of repair.
This newspaper photo shows restoration work being performed in 1977.
The YMCA was housed here in 1982.
The Depot House Museum as it appeared in 2002.

Version: 4-Dec-05.