{"nrhp_refnum":"09000100","name":"Pennsylvania Depot","other_names":["C.A. and C. Depot","Columbus, Akron, and Cleveland Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Vernon","county":"Knox County","state":"OH","lat":40.39057234400008,"lon":-82.48683169899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-11-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad depot on South Main Street in Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, built around 1905 and used jointly by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Columbus, Akron and Cleveland Railroad. It is a masonry building with a red tile roof.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot sits on a strategic site beside the Kokosing River, tied to the area's earliest settlement and commerce. It served transportation, communications, commercial and military needs, and hosted whistle-stop political visits. Architecturally it is described as a fine example of early 20th century small-town railroad stations derived from the shingle style.","narrative":"This railroad depot on South Main Street in Mount Vernon, Ohio, was built around 1905 and served two companies in a joint venture, the Columbus, Akron and Cleveland and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The building is a rugged masonry structure with a rough-cut sandstone base, smooth warm gray brick walls, and a heavy glazed red tile roof with deep eaves that give it an Oriental character. A three-layered arched entrance faces north. Its site beside the Kokosing River relates to the area's earliest settlement and commerce, since railroads ran parallel to the waterway. In its prime the depot functioned as a center for information, commerce and military departures, and it witnessed whistle-stop campaigning, including an Alf Landon speech from the platform in 1936 before about three thousand townspeople. The nomination describes it as a fine example of small-town stations of the early 20th century that descend from the shingle style. At the time of listing it had been idle for about five years, and local senior citizens hoped to use it.","period_of_significance":"20th Century (ca. 1905)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early 20th century small-town railroad station derived from the shingle style, with Oriental influence in roof lines","criteria":[],"status_note":"Idle for about 5 years at the time of nomination; in good condition, locked, and relatively undamaged by vandalism.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.059149-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/09000100.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000100/f72fa71309-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000100/f72fa71309-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pennsylvania_Depot_Mt_Vernon_Ohio.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Pennsylvania_Depot_Mt_Vernon_Ohio.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"11001092","name":"Downtown Mount Vernon Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/downtown-mount-vernon-historic-district-11001092/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71989523","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138398446"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/knox-county/pennsylvania-depot-09000100/"}