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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-foot (40 m) by 33-foot (10 m) 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 Wellsville Post Office.[5]
Being on the Erie mainline, into the 1960s, the Erie Limited and the Atlantic Express/Pacific Express passenger trains made stops there.[6][7] The last train making stops there was the Erie Lackawanna's Lake Cities which was discontinued on January 6, 1970.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Erie Railroad Gave Lift Which Brought Wellsville to Success and Growth". The Wellsville Daily Reporter. June 29, 1957. p. 17. Retrieved September 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Erie Lackawanna Timetables - Effective June 15, 1969" (PDF). Erie Lackawanna Railway. Cleveland, Ohio: Erie Lackawanna Railway. June 15, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Nancy L. Todd (July 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wellsville Erie Depot". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
- ^ Erie Railroad timetable, April 27, 1958, Tables 1, 4
- ^ Erie Lackawanna timetable, October 29, 1961, Table 1
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-103, "Erie Railway, Wellsville Station, Pearl & Depot Streets, Wellsville, Allegany County, NY", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
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