{"nrhp_refnum":"04001207","name":"Peekskill Freight Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"41 S. Water St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Peekskill","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.28976656800006,"lon":-73.92955439899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-10-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick railroad freight house at 41 South Water Street in Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, built around 1890 by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad.","why_significant":"It is significant for architecture as a representative example of late nineteenth century railroad architecture in Westchester County, and for transportation through its link to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, which was central to Peekskill's development. It is one of the few buildings on the Hudson line built solely as a utilitarian freight house. It also stands on or near the site of the earlier frame depot where Abraham Lincoln spoke in 1861.","narrative":"Built around 1890 by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, this one-story brick freight house near the Peekskill waterfront measures about 96 by 30 feet. A shallow gabled roof extends roughly eight feet past the walls on all sides, supported by large wood brackets, to shelter freight handling. Brick pilasters mark the bays, and segmental-arched openings include service doors, some with original sliding systems. Around 1980 most of the exterior platforms were enclosed with wood studs and asbestos siding for storage, though little original fabric appears to have been altered. Inside, the open truss ceiling, wainscotting and reeded trim survive. The depot was put up in Peekskill's industrial district and is one of few buildings on the Hudson line built solely as a freight house. It replaced an earlier frame station where Abraham Lincoln spoke in February 1861 on his way to his inauguration. It is valued for its railroad architecture and its role in the city's transportation history. The building is currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"c. 1890","architect_builder":"unknown (built by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; designed by railroad staff)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Stick/Eastlake","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed current function is vacant/not in use; overall condition described as fair, with the exterior platforms enclosed around 1980.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.64116-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04001207.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001207/ed2a1901a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001207/ed2a1901a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peekskill_Freight_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia.</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peekskill_Freight_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323157","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peekskill_Freight_Depot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7160178"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/peekskill-freight-depot-04001207/"}