Wellsville Erie Depot
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Wellsville Erie Depot is a historic train station
located at Wellsville
in Allegany County, New York
. It was constructed in 1911, for the Erie Railroad
. It is a one story, 132 feet by 33 feet structure displaying elements of the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival
styles popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is located across the street from the US Post Office-Wellsville
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1987.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located at Wellsville
Wellsville (village), New York
Wellsville is a Village in Allegany County of New York State. At the top of the Eastern Triple Continental Divide, in south-central wooded and rural Allegany County, it is the largest population and business center in a 30-mile radius. The population was 5,171 at the 2000 census...
in Allegany County, New York
Allegany County, New York
Allegany County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 48,946. Its name derives from a Delaware Indian word, applied by settlers of Western New York State to a trail that followed the Allegheny River. Its county seat is...
. It was constructed in 1911, for the Erie Railroad
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in New York State, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, originally connecting New York City with Lake Erie...
. It is a one story, 132 feet by 33 feet structure displaying elements of the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival
Romanesque Revival architecture
Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture...
styles popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. It is located across the street from the US Post Office-Wellsville
U.S. Post Office (Wellsville, New York)
US Post Office-Wellsville is a historic post office building located at Wellsville in Allegany County, New York. It was designed and built in 1931-1933. It is one of a number of post offices in New York State designed by consulting architects W.B. Olmsted and F.V. Murphy to the Office of the...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1987.
External links
- Erie Railway, Wellsville Station, Pearl & Depot Streets, Wellsville, Allegany County, NY: 7 photos, 1 data page and 1 photo caption page, at Historic American Building Survey