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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

Reading Railroad Freight Station is a historic railroad freight station located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was originally constructed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1884. It is a 1 1/2-story, brick and frame building in an eclectic Late Victorian style. The roof consists of a hipped form at the north end and jerkin head gable at the south. It features wide overhanging eaves, exposed rafters, and freight platform. It was abandoned by Conrail in the 1970s, then restored and adapted for office use in 1986.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is located in the Lewisburg Historic District.[1]

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 2012-06-03.