 The station's exact construction date is not known, and is assumed to be in the decade following the 1849 introduction of railroad service to the area by the Rutland and Burlington Railroad.The station was first listed as a stop in that railroad's timetables in 1854, suggesting construction of the depot took place in 1852 or 1853.The railroad was in the second half of the 19th century an important transportation artery for both the Burlington area's lumber industry, and the Rutland area's marble quarries.