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1980 Allegheny County Historic Resource Survey (7) Coraopolis Train Station

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Title

1980 Allegheny County Historic Resource Survey (7) Coraopolis Train Station

Subject

Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station — Coraopolis Historic Resource Survey, 1980

Description

Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey form documenting the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The station, built circa 1895 and designed by the architectural firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, is identified as a Richardsonian Romanesque structure constructed of buff brick with red sandstone trim and a slate roof. The form describes its one-story plan with a two-story tower, arched windows and doorways, stained-glass lunettes, broad overhanging eaves, stone sills, porte-cochere, and platform area. The station is noted as having retained much of its original architectural character and as an important surviving example of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1979. The form includes a site plan and photograph of the station.

Identifier

CHS-2026-307 A1.SUB6-07

Files

07 1980 Allegheny County Historic Resource Survey (7) Coraopolis Train Station.jpg

Reference

1980 Allegheny County Historic Resource Survey (7) Coraopolis Train Station