Connellsville Union Passenger Depot, also known as the Connellsville Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Station, is a historic railway station located at Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1911 and 1912 by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and Western Maryland Railway. It is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular brick building measuring 109 feet by 28 feet. It features a three-story tower, wide overhanging eaves, and hipped roofs on the building and tower covered in blue-green Spanish terra cotta tiles. It is in an American Craftsman style of architecture. It ceased use as a passenger station in 1939, after which it housed a car dealership and auto parts store. It was purchased by the Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass Company in the spring of 1995.[2]
Connellsville Union Passenger Depot | |
 Connellsville Union Passenger Depot, July 2009 | |
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| Location | 900 W. Crawford Ave., Connellsville, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′59″N 79°35′58″W / 40.01639°N 79.59944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911-1912 |
| Built by | Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad; Western Maryland Railroad |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000319[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-23. Note: This includes Clinton E. Piper (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Connellsville Union Passenger Depot" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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edit| Preceding station | New York Central Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Crossland toward Pittsburgh
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Youghiogheny Branch | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station | Western Maryland Railway | Following station | ||
| Terminus | Cumberland – Connellsville | Indian Creek toward Cumberland
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