Indianapolis Union Station Location Indianapolis, Indiana Size 510,000 Square Feet Cost Please contact us for up-to-date figures Status Completed Built in 1888, Indianapolis' Union Station was designed to serve six rail companies. It was the first such collaborative building built in the United States. The Grand Head House and Train Sheds were modeled after European counter-parts. Upon completion, Union Station's stately Romanesque architecture mirrored Indianapolis' rapid rise to prominence as it became second only to Chicago as a center of Midwestern commerce. Following World War II, the decline in rail travel left Union Station empty and vacant for years. The city of Indianapolis hired Woollen, Molzan and Partners to prepare a comprehensive urban master plan for the station and its neighborhood with the goal to revitalize the area as a commercial and transportation center. After the Master Plan was approved, the firm was commissioned to provide architectural services for the publicly funded interior and exterior restoration of the building. A new Amtrak and Trailways bus station in renovated space was included in the scope of the firm's work. Union Station demonstrates Woollen, Molzan and Partners' ability to pursue a complicated "fast-tracked" project with stringent National Register regulations and governmental budgets. In order to accomplish this, the firm utilized both in-house talents and a team of expert consultants. Woollen, Molzan and Partners was the Principal Planner for the Master Plan as well as Principal Designer and Architect of Record for the restoration and renovation project. Contact Project Architect Lynn Molzan: lmolzan@woollenmolzan.com 1 2 3 4 5  Return To Project List