Lebanon station (Reading Railroad)
Railway station in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
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Lebanon station is a historic train station in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Designed by the Wilson Brothers & Company in the Shingle Style and built by the Reading Company in 1900, it consists of two sections connected by a large overhanging roof. It is located one block north of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Lebanon station.
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Lebanon station in June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | North 8th Street, Lebanon, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°20′35″N 76°25′29″W | |||||||||||||||
| System | Former Reading Railroad station | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||
| Architect | Joseph M. Wilson (Wilson Bros) | |||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Shingle style | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1900 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 28, 1963 | |||||||||||||||
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Reading Railroad Station | ||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | |||||||||||||||
| Built | 1900 | |||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 75001647[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1975 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure
The smaller section is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular structure that contained a baggage room, telegraph office, and yardmasters' office. It measures 55.5 by 32.5 feet (16.9 m × 9.9 m). It has a hipped gable roof with bellcast hipped gable dormers and a two-story octagonal tower.
The larger section is a two-story structure measuring approximately 80.5 by 32.5 feet (24.5 m × 9.9 m) and contained men's and women's waiting areas and restrooms. It features a large octagonal tower rising 70–80 feet (21–24 m) above the station and has a hipped gable roof with hipped gable dormers and a semicircular bay.[2]
History
In addition to the Reading, the Cornwall Railroad operated passenger trains at the station until the company discontinued passenger service on January 29, 1929.[3] Passenger service on the Reading ended on April 28, 1963.[4]
The station listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Reading Railroad Station in 1975.[1]