The Pottstown station, now referred to as the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center,[3] is a bus terminal of the Pottstown Area Rapid Transit system. It is located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.[4]
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| Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center Colebrookdale Railroad heritage railroad station PART bus terminal Former SEPTA regional rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Former Pottstown station and Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | High Street between Hanover and York Streets, Pottstown, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Schuylkill River Trail PART bus lines SEPTA 93 to Norristown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Closed | July 26, 1981[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reading Railroad Pottstown Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 40°14′41″N 75°39′9″W / 40.24472°N 75.65250°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Dillenbeck, Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Classical Revival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 84003514[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History and notable features
editThe station was built in 1928 as a train station for the Reading Railroad and was active long enough to be served by SEPTA diesel service trains until 1981.[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984, as the Reading Railroad Pottstown Station, and is located in the Old Pottstown Historic District, close to the Schuylkill River Trail.[6][7][8]
The station was designed in the Classical Revival style by the railroad's engineering staff, rather than by an outside architect. Stations built in the nineteenth century by the Reading Railroad had usually been designed by outside architects, including Frank Furness.
During the twentieth century, the railroad became less profitable and most stations were designed in simpler styles in-house.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rail Service Marks End of an Era". The News Herald. Perkasie, Pennsylvania. July 29, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Dialogue" (terminal clock photo with caption). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 19, 2014, p. A23 (subscription required).
- ^ "Motor Buses from Reading to Philadelphia." Shenandoah, Pennsylvania: Evening Herald, August 14, 1929, p. 5 (subscription required).
- ^ Heavens, Alan J. "Borough still awaiting its comeback." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2014, pp. D01-D02 (subscription required).
- ^ a b Mintz, Elizabeth (1983). "Reading Railroad - Pottstown Station" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Reading Co. Prepares for Bus Traffic." Shenandoah, Pennsylvania: Evening Herald, April 25, 1928, p. 3 (subscription required).
- ^ "Motor Buses from Reading to Philadelphia", Evening Herald, August 14, 1929.
External links
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