Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station
National Register of Historic Places

Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station

Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Listed
April 25, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72001313

About this property

Cornwall Bridge station is a former train station in Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut. The station building was built in the 1880s to serve passengers on the Housatonic Railroad. Passenger service on the line ended in 1971, at which time Penn Central auctioned off the station. The following year, the station received a National Register of Historic Places designation. The station, a Stick style wood-frame structure, was built by the Housatonic Railroad in the 1880s to replace an earlier station. The Housatonic was acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1892. The New Haven Railroad was acquired by the Penn Central Railroad in 1969, which went bankrupt by 1970. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1972, as Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station. National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut Media related to Cornwall Bridge station at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut
41.81983, -73.37172

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station listed on the National Register?

Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station?

Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station?

The period of significance for Cornwall Bridge Railroad Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1886.

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