Pennsylvania Railroad Station (Mayville, New York)

Pennsylvania Railroad Station

Pennsylvania Railroad Station, July 2012
Location Water Street,
Mayville, New York
Coordinates 42°14′43″N 79°29′43″W / 42.24528°N 79.49528°W / 42.24528; -79.49528Coordinates: 42°14′43″N 79°29′43″W / 42.24528°N 79.49528°W / 42.24528; -79.49528
Built 1925
Architect Cookman, William H.; Peck, Lyman S.
NRHP Reference # 93000680[1]
Added to NRHP August 06, 1993

Pennsylvania Railroad Station is a historic train station located at Mayville in Chautauqua County, New York. It was constructed in 1925, for the Pennsylvania Railroad and is a  1 1⁄2-story, brick structure with an overhanging hipped roof. The building measures 117 by 29 feet (35.7 by 8.8 m). It was abandoned by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1950. The property was purchased by the Village of Mayville in 1968.[2]

The Chautauqua Town Historical Society now operates part of the station as the Mayville Depot Museum, which features exhibits of local history, railroad artifacts, Chautauqua Lake, ice harvesting, furniture manufacturing and steamboats.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Claire L. Ross (April 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying one photo".
  3. ↑ "Chautauqua Township Historical Society". Chautauqua County Tourism. Retrieved 23 September 2014.


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