National Register of Historic Places

Connellsville Union Passenger Depot

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 29, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000319

About this property

Connellsville Union Passenger Depot, also known as the Connellsville Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Station, is a historic railway station located at Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1911 and 1912 by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and Western Maryland Railway. It is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular brick building measuring 109 feet by 28 feet. It features a three-story tower, wide overhanging eaves, and hipped roofs on the building and tower covered in blue-green Spanish terra cotta tiles. It is in an American Craftsman style of architecture. It ceased use as a passenger station in 1939, after which it housed a car dealership and auto parts store. It was purchased by the Youghiogheny Opalescent Glass Company in the spring of 1995. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

900 W. Crawford Ave.
Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
40.01655, -79.59918

Categories

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When was Connellsville Union Passenger Depot listed on the National Register?

Connellsville Union Passenger Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Connellsville Union Passenger Depot?

Connellsville Union Passenger Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Connellsville Union Passenger Depot is recorded as the civil_war era.

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