Little Station

The Little Station's early history is unknown. While some suggest the building was a whistle stop, along the Port Hope, Lindsay and Beaverton Line, it is also theorized, that the building was the first railway station for the Grand Trunk Railway, in Port Hope. While the exact history of the Little Station is uncertain, its function as a railway building has never been questioned. It stands, preserved, as a reminder of early transportation in Upper Canada and illustrates the evolution of the railway.

The design of this small structure is that of a typical 19th century railway station, with frame construction and diagonal match board cladding. While smaller in scale, the ornamentation of the building is similar to rail stations in Fenelon Falls, Peterborough, Aurora, Newmarket and Maple. Moved from its original location, the current site of the building along the harbour, with the east-west CP Rail lines running on pillars above it, is appropriate for its railway heritage.