{"nrhp_refnum":"74001790","name":"Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad Station","other_names":["C &amp","L Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"161 N. 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lebanon","county":"Lebanon County","state":"PA","lat":40.34234709500004,"lon":-76.42535059799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-12-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad station in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, built in 1885 for the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad and still on its original site. It is a brick building with brownstone trim and extensive terra cotta ornamentation.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the station is an outstanding example of late nineteenth century eclectic Victorian architecture, blending Flemish, Romanesque and Chateauesque elements. It cites the exceptional wealth of its builder, Robert Coleman, which allowed a quality unusual among small-town stations, and notes that a grand station of this kind was built for a railroad with only 22 miles of track.","narrative":"Built in 1885 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad Station is a brick building with a dressed brownstone water table and extensive terra cotta ornament. Its design combines stepped Flemish gables, Romanesque rounded arched windows, and Chateauesque steep roofs with openwork metal cresting and mullioned window openings. A broad porch roof rests on ornamental iron brackets. The station was designed by George Watson Hewitt, who with his brother William was long a prominent architect in Philadelphia. It was built by iron ore millionaire Robert Coleman. In 1912 the south wing was extended to hold offices for a railway express company, in keeping with the original design. The interior was remodeled at that time, and the fireplaces, wainscoting and moldings remain largely intact. The station is regarded as an outstanding example of late nineteenth century Victorian architecture and is unusual among small-town stations for its quality.","period_of_significance":"1885-1912","architect_builder":"George Watson Hewitt (architect); Robert Coleman (builder)","architectural_style":"Late nineteenth century eclectic Victorian, with Flemish, Romanesque and Chateauesque influences","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Original site; described as in good condition, with most interior fittings intact.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.955795-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/74001790.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001790/7077d86292-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001790/7077d86292-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CnL_RR_Station_LebCo_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CnL_RR_Station_LebCo_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996211","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon_station_(Pennsylvania_Railroad)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5171939"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lebanon-county/cornwall-and-lebanon-railroad-station-74001790/"}