Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station (Washington, Pennsylvania)

The Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station, also called the Chartiers Valley Railway Freight Station, is a historic, former train station building in Washington, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1995.

Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station in 2010
Location111 Washington Street,
Washington, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°10′20″N 80°15′15″W
Area2.25 acres (0.91 ha)
Built1871
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.95000891[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1995

It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.[2]

History

The station was built in 1871 for Chartiers Valley Railroad and was leased later that year to the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad (PC&StL).[3] The Chartiers Valley Railroad was merged with the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (PCC&StL) in 1907. The Pennsylvania Railroad leased the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (PCC&StL) in 1921. The Pennsylvania Railroad was eventually merged with the New York Central Railroad to form Penn Central. Penn Central declared bankruptcy on 1970 and the station was sold to a private individual, instead of being transferred with the rest of Penn Central's assets to Conrail in 1976.[4]

See also

References
  1. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. "Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station". Landmark Registry - Public Landmark. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  3. Liptak, § p. 3.
  4. Liptak, § 8 p. 5.
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Chartiers Branch Tylerdale
toward Pittsburgh
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