Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House

United States historic place


Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Cumberland Valley Railroad Station, September 2013
40°12′49″N 77°0′32″W / 40.21361°N 77.00889°W / 40.21361; -77.00889
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1875
NRHP reference No.	78002384^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1978

Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House, also known as the Mechanicsburg Railroad Station, is a historic railway station and house located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The station was erected about 1875 by the Cumberland Valley Railroad. It is a 1 1/2-story, brick building with a gable roof. It measures 52 feet by 27 feet. The station master's house is located adjacent to the station, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick building with a gable roof.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

The building now serves as the main museum and headquarters of the Mechanicsburg Museum Association.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-01-21. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cumberland Valley Railroad Station and Station Master's House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.