{"nrhp_refnum":"75001647","name":"Reading Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N. 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lebanon","county":"Lebanon County","state":"PA","lat":40.34317074100005,"lon":-76.42430826199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-07-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad passenger station in Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, built in 1900 by the Reading Company for the line that ran from Reading through Lebanon to Harrisburg. It is a two-section depot joined by a large overhanging roof.","why_significant":"The station is described as one of the finest works of Joseph M. Wilson, principal architect of Wilson Brothers and Company of Philadelphia, and as a fine example of adapting architectural styles to railroad depots. Its long, low-roofed silhouette is attributed to the Shingle style, combined with a tower of brick and stone striped design in a manner associated with Wilson Eyre.","narrative":"Built in 1900 by the Reading Company in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, this railroad depot served the line that ran from Reading through Lebanon to Harrisburg, a distance of 54 miles. The station was designed by Wilson Brothers and Company of Philadelphia, and it is regarded as one of the finest works of Joseph M. Wilson, the firm's principal architect. The building has two connected sections joined by a large overhanging roof: a smaller east section for baggage, telegraph and yardmasters' offices, and a larger west section containing men's and women's waiting rooms. Its most distinctive feature is an octagonal tower on the north facade, with slit windows, Gothic windows and brick and cut-stone striped trim. The depot is significant as a fine example of adapting architectural styles to railroad stations, combining a long, low Shingle-style silhouette with the decorative work of the tower. Granite sills, a limestone water table and wooden brackets add further detail to the design.","period_of_significance":"1900","architect_builder":"Wilson Brothers: Joseph M. Wilson (architect)","architectural_style":"Shingle style, with decorative elements attributed to Wilson Eyre","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.411852-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001647.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001647/e9555b2358-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001647/e9555b2358-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Skabat169","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lebanon_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Skabat169</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:Lebanon_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996209","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon_station_(Reading_Railroad)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7300551"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lebanon-county/reading-railroad-station-75001647/"}