Horseheads is a historic railway depot located at Horseheads, Chemung County, New York. It was built in 1866 by the Northern Central Railway (NCRY). The train station was operated by the NCRY and its successor, the Pennsylvania Railroad, until 1956. The Italianate style building is significant architecturally and historically as a representative of a 19th-century railroad depot.[2]
Chemung Railway Depot--Horseheads | |
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| Location | 312 W. Broad St., Horseheads, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°10′00″N 76°49′26″W / 42.1666°N 76.8238°W |
| Built | 1866 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001442[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1996 |
After being closed by the railroad, the depot was purchased by the local feed mill, where it was used for storage for many decades until it was sold to be used as a retail location in 1994. The interior space has been slightly modified and the original wood floors have been replaced by cement ones, but it remains mostly as built. [3] The Horseheads Historical Society purchased the depot in 1995 and started the restoration process in 1997. The new depot museum officially opened on September 18, 1999. The Historical Society now operates a museum and small rental space in the station. [4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as the Chemung Railway Depot--Horseheads.[1]
Gallery
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Track side -
Museum sign -
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| Preceding station | Pennsylvania Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Pine Valley toward Canandelaigua
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Northern Central Railway Susquehanna & Elmira Division |
Elmira toward Harrisburg
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Lynn Cunningham (August 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Chemung Railway Depot - Horseheads". Retrieved 2008-09-27. and Accompanying 4 photos, from 1996 Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation (1996). Chemung Railway Depot Nomination form (Report). Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "The Depot". Horseheads Historical Society. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
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