{"nrhp_refnum":"75001325","name":"Mount Orab Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N. High and Front Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Orab","county":"Brown County","state":"OH","lat":39.02931452800004,"lon":-83.91908491999999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-10-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame railroad depot at the southeast corner of North High and Front Streets in Mount Orab, Brown County, Ohio, built about 1885 for the Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad, later part of the Norfolk and Western Railway.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the station is of local importance as a reminder of the time when the railroad was a town's lifeline and the center of transportation, communication and commerce. It is said to be the oldest building in Mount Orab. The form admits the design is not unique, since nearby towns have nearly identical company-plan stations, and treats architectural merit as secondary.","narrative":"Mount Orab Station is a one-story frame railroad depot at North High and Front Streets, built around 1885 along the main line between Cincinnati and Portsmouth. It began as part of the Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad, the first rail line in Brown and Adams Counties, and later belonged to the Norfolk and Western. The building follows a common three-part plan with a passenger waiting room, agent's office with a rectangular bay window, and a baggage, mail and express room. It has board-and-batten siding, a steep metal-covered gable roof with curved eave brackets, and an unusual wooden-post basement foundation. The name \"Mt. Oreb\", an old spelling, is painted in the gables. It is said to be the oldest building in town. The station was valued as a reminder of when the railroad was the center of local transportation, communication and commerce. It stood vacant at listing, and local sponsors hoped recognition would lead to a sensitive reuse.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (c. 1885)","architect_builder":"Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad (builder, per data sheet)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as vacant, in fair condition and altered, on its original site; preservation work noted and a sensitive reuse proposal is hoped for.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.050293-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/75001325.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001325/583a367c1f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001325/583a367c1f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Orab_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Orab_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986879","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112678195"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/brown-county/mount-orab-station-75001325/"}