{"nrhp_refnum":"03000045","name":"Erie Railroad Station","other_names":["Erie--Lackawanna Railroad Station"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"211-217 W. Second St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jamestown","county":"Chautauqua County","state":"NY","lat":42.09450885200005,"lon":-79.24460309399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-05-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A stone- and brick-clad railroad passenger station at 211-217 West Second Street in downtown Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, built in 1931-1932 for the Erie Railroad and designed by company architect Graham King.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criteria A and C. The station reflects the importance of rail transportation to Jamestown's growth and is a fine local example of Art Deco design with streamlined classical ornament. It was the last and grandest of the city's stations and served trains such as the Erie Limited.","narrative":"Built in 1931-1932 on West Second Street in downtown Jamestown, this railroad station served the Erie Railroad as the city's last and grandest passenger depot. It is roughly triangular in plan, with a limestone central pavilion flanked by tan brick wings once used for express and parcel post business. Inside, the waiting room has imitation travertine walls, dark green marble trim, a vaulted plaster ceiling about 32 feet high and an original Art Deco chandelier. The design is credited to Erie architect Graham King, with Winston Brothers as builders. The station is significant for its link to rail transportation, which spurred Jamestown's growth in tourism, furniture making and other industry, and for its Art Deco styling, which echoes larger Buffalo landmarks on a smaller scale. It replaced earlier stations of 1865 and 1897. Passenger service to Jamestown ended in 1970, and the building is now vacant.","period_of_significance":"1931-1953","architect_builder":"Graham King; Winston Brothers Co., Inc. Builders","architectural_style":"Modern Movement/Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Current function listed as vacant/not in use; the covered bridge and stairs to the tracks no longer exist, and only a single rail line passes the station.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.601749-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/03000045.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000045/ba5c286546-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000045/ba5c286546-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"G. Edward Johnson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jamestown_Railway_Station_front_Jamestown_NY_2025-09-03_18-56-25.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">G. Edward Johnson</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jamestown_Railway_Station_front_Jamestown_NY_2025-09-03_18-56-25.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316764","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6146174"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chautauqua-county/erie-railroad-station-03000045/"}