Woodland Station is one of two surviving railroad stations in the Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

 area designed by American architect Henry Hobson Richardson

Henry Hobson Richardson

Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...

. Although he designed numerous stations along the Worcester line (later the Boston & Albany

Boston and Albany Railroad

The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail and CSX. The line is used by CSX for freight...

 line and today the MBTA's Green Line "D" Branch), most of the others have been torn down either due to neglect, fire, or construction of the Massachusetts Turnpike

Massachusetts Turnpike

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. Like a number of Richardson's later works, this railroad station, finished in 1886, was completed after Richardson's death.

Located in the village of Auburndale

Auburndale, Massachusetts

Auburndale is one of the 13 villages of Newton, Massachusetts. It lies at the western end of Newton near the intersection of interstate highways 90 and 95, and is bisected by the Massachusetts Turnpike. Auburndale is surrounded by three other Newton villages as well as the city of Waltham and the...

 in Newton, Massachusetts

Newton, Massachusetts

Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Newton was 85,146, making it the eleventh largest city in the state.-Villages:...

, the old Woodland Station is about 150 yards west of the current Woodland (MBTA station)

Woodland (MBTA station)

Woodland is a street-level station on the "D" branch of the MBTA Green Line. The station is located at 1940 Washington Street in Newton. The station is 42 minutes away from Park Street...

. The station sits on the Woodland golf course and is used as a supply shed. Although the building is part of the Newton Railroad Stations Historic District

Newton Railroad Stations Historic District

The Newton Railroad Stations Historic District in Newton, Massachusetts is composed of three geographically separate historic railroad stations on the old Boston and Albany Railroad's Riverside or Highland Branch, which is today's MBTA Green Line "D" Branch. It also includes the baggage and express...

, it has fallen into disrepair and is in need of extensive renovations and possibly transport to a tourist accessible location. In fact, photographs from as early as 1959 show the station boarded up and abandoned. Although the golf course is private property and members-only, the station is easily visible by riding the 'D' line one stop past Woodland to Riverside.

Newton's historic railroad district also contains two Richardsonian stations built after his death by his draftsmen, Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge

Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge

Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge was a successful architecture firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, operating between 1886 and 1915, with extensive commissions in monumental civic and collegiate architecture in the spirit and style of Henry Hobson Richardson....

. These stations are also along the 'D' line at Newton Center and Newton Highlands. The lower portion of these stations act as outdoor stations while the upper, street-face portions are can be rented out. The Newton Highlands station, used as an auto parts shop for years, is being renovated and is partially occupied by the office of periodontist Leonard H. Strauss, D.M.D., P.C. The Newton Center Station housed a Starbucks

Starbucks

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, which closed in 2008,) and is being renovated for occupancy by the Deluxe Station Diner, a satellite restaurant of the Deluxe Town Diner in Coolidge Square, Watertown, Massachusetts

Watertown, Massachusetts

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