Coraopolis Railroad Station

Coraopolis Railroad Station
Location Neville Ave. and Mill St., Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°31′8″N 80°9′50″W / 40.51889°N 80.16389°WCoordinates: 40°31′8″N 80°9′50″W / 40.51889°N 80.16389°W
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Architect Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79002156[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 20, 1979
Designated PHLF December 10, 2012[2]

The Coraopolis Railroad Station is located in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The train station was built in 1895 by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, and designed by architects Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in Richardsonian Romanesque style. According to the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, the "use of this particular style in the Pittsburgh area, especially work by Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge, represents an important aspect of the architectural history of the Pittsburgh area."[3]

Coraopolis station shortly after its construction

The building and its sister stations in Glassport and New Castle were constructed in the late 1890s as part of an expansion of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad's commuter line into the suburbs of Pittsburgh.[3]

The building was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in 1978.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1979.[1] Its addition to the list announced by the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.[4] At the time, the building was still owned by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and was occupied by an auto equipment dealer.[4]

In 1999, the Coraopolis Economic Revitalization Corporation, Inc. (CERC) proposed using the railroad station as the basis for a future development, including a museum and a "Corapolis Station Square."[5] The station was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks on December 10, 2012.[2]

Efforts are underway to convert the historic station to a trailside cafe seating 75 and a history museum. In 2014, $1.2 million was allocated for that purpose.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "PHLF Awards 16 Historic Landmark Plaques". Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Schmidlapp, Ellis L.; Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (1978-10-04). "Coraopolis Railroad Station". National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form (National Park Service).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cory Rail Station on Historic List". Beaver County Times. May 13, 1979. p. D-6. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  5. ↑ Barnes, Doug (October 24, 1999). "Railroad, River Museum Closer to Reality". Beaver County Times. p. A14. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  6. ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2014/02/03/3-properties-in-Pittsburgh-region-listed-as-endangered/stories/201402030075

Gallery

Preceding station   New York Central Railroad   Following station
Kendall
toward Youngstown
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Main Line
Montour Junction
toward Pittsburgh