Wellsville (Erie Railroad station)

WELLSVILLE

The Wellsville depot in May 2016.
Line(s) Main Line (Allegany Division)
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Platform levels 1
Other information
Station code 4413[1]
History
Opened 1851 (1851)
Closed January 6, 1970 (January 6, 1970)[2]
Rebuilt 1911 (1911)
Services
Preceding station   Erie Railroad   Following station
Andover
Main Line
Scio
Wellsville Erie Depot

Wellsville Station as seen in April 2012, 101 years after construction of the current depot.
Location Depot St., Wellsville, New York
Coordinates 42°7′24″N 77°56′54″W / 42.12333°N 77.94833°W / 42.12333; -77.94833Coordinates: 42°7′24″N 77°56′54″W / 42.12333°N 77.94833°W / 42.12333; -77.94833
Area less than one acre
Built 1911
Architect Henry, William
Architectural style Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 87001426[3]
Added to NRHP August 27, 1987

Wellsville Erie Depot is a historic train station located at Wellsville in Allegany County, New York. It was constructed in 1911, for the Erie Railroad. It is a one story, 132-foot (40 m) by 33-foot (10 m) structure displaying elements of the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is located across the street from the US Post Office-Wellsville.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Erie Lackawanna Timetables - Effective June 15, 1969" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railway. Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Lackawanna Railway. June 15, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ Nancy L. Todd (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wellsville Erie Depot". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".


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