National Register of Historic Places

Reading Railroad Station

Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Listed
July 16, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001647

About this property

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. 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. In addition to the Reading, the Cornwall Railroad operated passenger trains at the station until the company discontinued passenger service on January 29, 1929. Passenger service on the Reading ended on April 28, 1963. The station listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Reading Railroad Station in 1975.

Location

Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
40.34317, -76.42431

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Sources

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When was Reading Railroad Station listed on the National Register?

Reading Railroad Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Reading Railroad Station?

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

What is the period of significance for Reading Railroad Station?

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

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