Depot adds stained-glass windows to match the originals
The latest step in the renovation of the former Union Station on Fourth Street is also one of the most visible: the installation of a dozen stained-glass windows.
“These are complete leaded stained-glass pieces that were made to match the originals,” according to Allen Brown II, president and CEO of depot owner Railmark Holdings Inc.
They will soon be backlit with dusk-to-dawn lights, he said.
The decorative windows were among numerous features—brick-and-stone construction, mostly-gone marble fixtures, chandeliers, decorative tile floors, soaring ceilings and a lunch room—that distinguished the 1902 station from those in many comparable-sized cities of the era, according to Brown.
His company acquired the former passenger depot in 2021 and has been slowly stabilizing, renovating and converting the building into the central operations center for Railmark, a railroad services company with 38 employees in 10 states.
Brown is also seeking stories and photos of the old passenger station as well as any artifacts. Interested persons can contact him at TalkToRailmark@railmark.com.
Goodfellows donations through 11/20
11/12: Anonymous, $1,000
11/20: Joel and Sheila Reid, $100
11/20: First United Methodist Church/Taffy Opry Crew, $400
11/20: The Latta Family, $250
Total as of 11/20: $1,750
Goal: $35,000
Pitino hosts gingerbread house and village decorating fundraiser
The Daniel Pitino Shelter Henderson is hosting a Gingerbread House fundraiser.
People can purchase gingerbread house and gingerbread village kits and then submit photos of their creation to organizers. Photos will be posted on Facebook and voted on by followers.
Awards include the People’s Choice (most FB votes overall), best village and best single house.
A village kit costs $15, and a house kit costs $10. Participants can pick up house or village kits on Dec. 6. Pictures should be submitted by Dec. 16.
All proceeds go toward helping those in need in the community.
For more information, contact homeless case manager Melissa Collier at melissa@pitinoshleter.org.
