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PROPERTY INFORMATION

Historic Name

Lakeshore Railway

Address

Wall St

Municipality

North East Borough

Tax Parcel

35007054001400

Historic District

 

Classification

Class 2 (Definitions of Classes)

State Key Number

77373

Historic Function

Transportation - rail-related

Style

Italianate

Built

1920

Architect

 

Builder

 

Barn Type on property

 

Last Entry Update

5/22/2015


HISTORY

The railway behind and closest to the train station (museum now, also known as Historic Society), was originally owned by the Erie-North East Rail Road, the first railway in Erie County, which was completed in 1853. In 1869 this railway became the Lakeshore-Michigan Southern Railway, which in turn became part of the New York Central Rail Road in 1914. In 1968 the New York Central became part of Penn Central, which was bought by Conrail in 1976. The frame station first served as a freight and passenger station for North East. At this time it was on the site of the museum station and was then moved to its present location in 1899. It is used for storage. The frame station known as the "Nickel Plate Station", was built in or about 1882, when the Nickel Plate Rail Road was built through North East. In 1964 the Nickel PLate Railway merged with Norfolk and Western.

Sources: Northwest Institute of Research, Historic Survey 1982


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