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NRHP Reference #
  
79002156

Area
  
1,600 m²

Added to NRHP
  
20 April 1979

Designated PHLF
  
December 10, 2012

Architectural style
  
Richardsonian Romanesque

Coraopolis Railroad Station

Location
  
Neville Ave. and Mill St., Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

Architecture firm
  
Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge

Similar
  
Ohio River Trail, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountain, Montour Trail, Sesame Place

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The Coraopolis Railroad Station is located in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The train station was built in 1895 by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, and designed by architects Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in Richardsonian Romanesque style.

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Overview

According to the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, the "use of this particular style in the Pittsburgh area, especially work by Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge, represents an important aspect of the architectural history of the Pittsburgh area."

The building and its sister stations in Glassport and New Castle were constructed in the late 1890s as part of an expansion of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad's commuter line into the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

The building was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places by the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation in 1978. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1979. Its addition to the list announced by the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. At the time, the building was still owned by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and was occupied by an auto equipment dealer.

In 1999, the Coraopolis Economic Revitalization Corporation, Inc. (CERC) proposed using the railroad station as the basis for a future development, including a museum and a "Coraopolis Station Square." The station was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks on December 10, 2012.

Plans have been made to convert the historic station to a trailside cafe seating 75 and a history museum. In 2014, it was estimated that $1.2 million would be needed for that purpose. In 2015, the Coraopolis Community Development Foundation raised $5000 for structure stabilization, work which officially began October 24, 2015. The foundation has submitted an application for a $250,000 Community Infrastructure and Tourism Fund grant through the Allegheny County Economic Development office to move the project forward. The station sits adjacent to the future Ohio River Trail and Montour Trail.

References

Coraopolis Railroad Station Wikipedia