Newport Railroad Station

Newport Railroad Station

Stairs leading to the site of the Newport station
Location 112 S. James St., Newport, Delaware
Coordinates 39°42′44″N 75°36′32″W / 39.71211°N 75.60899°W / 39.71211; -75.60899Coordinates: 39°42′44″N 75°36′32″W / 39.71211°N 75.60899°W / 39.71211; -75.60899
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 93001515[1]
Added to NRHP January 21, 1994

Newport Railroad Station was a historic railway station located at Newport in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1908, and was a 44 feet, 4 inches, long, one story frame building in the Bungalow / American Craftsman style. It had a large overhanging hipped roof with exposed rafter ends. It was built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad and closed in the late 1940s.[2] It was demolished between 1995 and 2002.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Leslie D. Bashman (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Newport Railroad Station" (PDF). National Park Service and accompanying four photos. Retrieved 2010-04-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
Preceding station   Pennsylvania Railroad   Following station
Stanton
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
toward Philadelphia


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