Union Station (Lockport, New York)
Union Station is a historic train station located at Lockport in Niagara County, New York. It was constructed in 1889, for the New York Central Railroad in the Romanesque style. It was deactivated as a station in the 1940s and lay unused until 1967. It was renovated and reopened as a restaurant in 1971. The restaurant was gutted by fire in December 1974, rebuilt and again destroyed by fire in 1978.[2]
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 Lockport station in June 2009. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 95 Union Street, Lockport city, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°10′26″N 78°41′08″W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Falls Road | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Closed | 1957 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1889 | ||||||||||
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 The side of the abandoned depot in June 2009 | |||||||||||
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Interactive map showing the location for Lockport Union Station | |||||||||||
| Location | 95 Union Ave., Lockport, New York | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°10′26″N 78°41′8″W | ||||||||||
| Built | 1889 | ||||||||||
| Architect | Houston, W.E.; Bendinger & Young | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 77000966 [1] | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | December 02, 1977 | ||||||||||
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
The current owner of the building and property is Mark Davidson. He has plans for a full restoration pending state grants.
Gallery
Union Station, Lockport, New York
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes James Goche and Lynn A. Beebe (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying two photographs
External links
- Union Station - Lockport, NY - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-60, "New York Central Railroad, Lockport Passenger Station, Washburn & Union Streets, Lockport, Niagara County, NY", 2 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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