Lewisburg freight station

Reading Railroad Freight Station
Lewisburg Freight Depot, October 2011
LocationJct. of S. Fifth and St. Louis Sts., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′48″N 76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°W / 40.96333; -76.88750
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1884
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.91002012[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 1992

Lewisburg is a historic railroad freight station located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States.

History and architectural features

Built by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1884, this historic train station is a one-and-one-half-story, brick and frame building that was created in an eclectic Late Victorian style. The roof consists of a hipped form at the north end and jerkin head gable at the south. Featuring wide, overhanging eaves, exposed rafters, and a freight platform, it was abandoned by Conrail during the 1970s, and then restored and adapted for office use in 1986.[2]

The freight building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 as the Reading Railroad Freight Station. It is located in the Lewisburg Historic District,[1] near Hufnagle Park.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Thomas R. Deans and Doug McMinn (June 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Reading Railroad Freight Station" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2012.