National Register of Historic Places

Reading Railroad Pottstown Station

Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Listed
January 12, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84003514

About this property

The Pottstown station, now referred to as the Charles W. Dickinson Transportation Center, is a bus terminal of the Pottstown Area Rapid Transit system. It is located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The station was built in 1928 as a train station for the Reading Railroad and was active long enough to be served by SEPTA diesel service trains until 1981. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984, as the Reading Railroad Pottstown Station, and is located in the Old Pottstown Historic District, close to the Schuylkill River Trail. The station was designed in the Classical Revival style by the railroad's engineering staff, rather than by an outside architect. Stations built in the nineteenth century by the Reading Railroad had usually been designed by outside architects, including Frank Furness. During the twentieth century, the railroad became less profitable and most stations were designed in simpler styles in-house. National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Media related to Reading Railroad Pottstown Station at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
40.24470, -75.65213

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 Reading Railroad Pottstown Station listed on the National Register?

Reading Railroad Pottstown Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Reading Railroad Pottstown Station?

Reading Railroad Pottstown Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Reading Railroad Pottstown Station?

The period of significance for Reading Railroad Pottstown Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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