- Location: Carleton Place, Beckwith and Ramsay Townships, Lanark County
- Name: The community was named in 1829 for a street in Glasgow, Scotland
- Former Community Names: Morphy’s Falls
- Railway Companies: B&O/CCR/CPR
Part A – Brockville & Ottawa Railway/Canada Central Railway/Canadian Pacific Railway
- Original Railway: Brockville & Ottawa Railway 1853 (Canada Central Railway 1878, Canadian Pacific Railway 1881) 1859 – 1990 and Canada Central Railway 1861 (Canadian Pacific Railway 1881) 1870 – 1990
- Current/Final Railway: Canadian Pacific Railway
- Railway Mileage: Carleton Place Subdivision Mile 27.2, Chalk River Subdivision Mile 12.6
- Surrounding Building Context: The community was founded as a milling centre on the banks of the Mississippi River, in support of the surrounding agricultural areas. The first railway to arrive was the Brockville & Ottawa Railway, which was established as a line that would access lumber and other resources in the Ottawa Valley and connect them with St Lawrence River communities and American markets. This was followed by a branch of the Canada Central Railway from Smiths Falls in 1870 (known as Carleton Junction). By the early 1880’s, both lines were under the control of the Canadian Pacific Railway. A significant industrial base evolved in the community, initially based on lumber resources that broadened out to include woollen/knitting mills and foundries (see map for details). The station was located to the south of the commercial centre. In the early 1880’s, the CPR also developed divisional facilities and Eastern Ontario maintenance works that included a large stone roundhouse and machine shop (services eventually transferred to Smiths Falls). A number of the buildings continue to exist, including homes in the surrounding streets that housed many of the workers.
Station Origin: Original B&O, CCR and CPR stations
- Construction Date: The original station was constructed with the opening of the line in 1859 by the Brockville & Ottawa Railway. Details on this building are unknown as a written or photographic record does not exist. A second station was constructed in 1882 (with a large addition the following year) by the Canadian Pacific Railway. This station was located on the site of the original Canada Central Railway station, which was constructed with the opening of that line in 1870 and in need of replacement given the additional traffic. Once again, a written or photographic record does not exist of that building. The below details apply to the 1882 CPR station
- Location/Address: The original B&O station was located on the north side of the river off of Mullett St. The CPR station (and the original CCR station) were located on the west side of Franktown Rd within the junction tracks of the B&O and CCR, at the western terminus of Miguel St
- Architect/Builder: Unknown
- Station Style: To be determined
- Exterior Architecture Details: The building was a two storey frame structure with a gable roof. A passenger overhang extended around the ground floor level of the station. Facing trackside was a rectangular operator window. To the rear of the building was a long freight extension
- Interior Architectural Details: The ground floor of the station contained a passenger waiting room, ticket/operator office, and large freight/express rooms. The upper floor either contained station agent living quarters or railway/divisional offices
- Landscaping & Ground Details: Timber platform
- Building Costs: Unknown
- Destruction Date: The building appears to have been removed with the construction of the new station to the east in 1922
- Current Use: Not applicable
- Designations: Not applicable
Station Origin: Second CPR station
- Construction Date: The station was constructed in 1921-22 by the Canadian Pacific Railway
- Location/Address: The station is located at 110 Miguel St, east of Franktown Rd and fronting out onto Coleman St
- Architect/Builder: The building was constructed to the design of the CPR Chief Engineer’s office in Montreal, while the contractor was M. Sullivan & Son of Arnprior
- Station Style: To be determined
- Exterior Architecture Details: The building was a single storey stone structure with a hip roof and a rectangular operator window. The building contained limited architectural detailing, consistent with the timeframe in which it was constructed
- Interior Architectural Details: The station contained a general and ladies passenger waiting rooms, lavatories, ticket/operator office and freight and express rooms. Below was a full basement used for storage
- Landscaping & Ground Details: With the construction of the station, the area grounds were landscaped by the railway with gardens and ornamental trees, much of which has disappeared
- Building Costs: Unknown
- Destruction Date: Not applicable
- Current Use: Use of the building for passengers ceased in the early 1970’s and altogether for railway purposes in 1989. With the removal of the tracks, the building was originally used as a day care centre. More recently, the building contained offices for the Carleton Place Chamber of Commerce and later a restaurant and yoga studio. It is currently the Station Active Living Centre for senior citizens. This station is the sole survivor of a group of seven CPR stations built of stone in the Upper Ottawa Valley between 1897 and 1922
- Designations: The station was designated under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act on June 6, 1991 (see report RSR-41 for details)
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