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Amtrak Wilmington Station Renovation and Restoration

Owner/User: National Railroad Corporation historic Wilmington Station. Improvements included
dramatic new facade lighting, improved accessibility
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
for persons with disabilities, redesign of the concourse
Design Statement: Originally designed in 1905 by to provide improved function for Amtrak operations,
Frank Furness, the renowned Philadelphia architect who increased space for lease to private retail tenants, and the
designed some of America’s greatest railroad stations, the restoration of all of the remaining historic portions of the
Wilmington Station was Furness’s last great station design station interior which were hidden behind previous office
and the only one of his large urban stations that is still additions.
standing.
The restoration and renovation of this local landmark
Amtrak commissioned Bernardon, assisted by Frens & anchors the largest cluster of Furness-designed railroad
Frens Restoration Architects, to restore and renovate the buildings still standing anywhere in the world.

“The Bernardon team worked very hard in keeping with Amtrak design scope of work, [working
around] train operations, and keeping the building operational. They made the task in renovating
the existing building an experience I will never forget. It was a job well done.”

—Lewis Gran, Senior Engineer Design Stations, Amtrak

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