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Lewisburg freight station

Coordinates: 40°57′48″N 76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°W / 40.96333; -76.88750
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Reading Railroad Freight Station
Lewisburg Freight Depot, October 2011
Lewisburg freight station is located in Pennsylvania
Lewisburg freight station
Lewisburg freight station is located in the United States
Lewisburg freight station
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

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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

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  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.