{"id":31286,"date":"2025-12-08T14:51:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=31286"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:51:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T19:51:24","slug":"1902-pennsy-depot-on-christmas-home-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/08\/1902-pennsy-depot-on-christmas-home-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"1902 Pennsy Depot on Christmas Home Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A special presentation will be held at the Pennsy Depot in Decatur when this weekend’s Adams County Christmas Home Tours is scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Steele, a local train enthusiast, will be displaying his railroad memorabilia that day, including a working model train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Adams County Historical Society and the Berne Chamber have organized the event set for this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-14, from 1-6 p.m. both days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are $20 per person and are available in advance at the Next Page Bookstore in Decatur and the Berne Chamber office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets will be available throughout the two-day event as they can be purchased at each of the participating locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYou set your own pace and start wherever you choose,\u201d a tours spokesperson said. \u201cThe tickets will be checked at each location and you can go to as many or as few as you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn fact, if you choose to split the days up and do some both Saturday and Sunday, that is fine as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUILT IN 1902: The train depot was built in 1902, moving the original Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad depot west of the tracks to serve as a freight house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The depot features a gabled roof with center gables, parapet gables and ornamental vents. Its principal material is brick with a solid stone base and stone belts beneath the windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The G.R. & I. Railroad began entering Adams County on December 25, 1871, and was eventually absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service was provided from Decatur to Fort Wayne and Michigan as well as St, Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last passenger train to pass through the Decatur depot was on September 5, 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a volunteer committee created a plan, raised funds and completed its restoration from 2016-2018, the depot is now owned by the City of Decatur as a new and refurbished entertainment venue that can be rented for private events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEVEN MORE: The two-day tour will include seven other visits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The Dugan Mansion\/Museum in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The home of Rick and Emily Sovine above their Next Page Bookstore in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The historic Yager House at 246 S. Second St. in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The Limberlost Cabin in Geneva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The Matt and Mackenzie Billington home, 262 Lehman St. in Berne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*The Trace and Lee Howard home, 305 Dearborn St. in Berne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* The Swiss Heritage church and school, Berne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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