{"nrhp_refnum":"76001673","name":"Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad Station","other_names":["Couderspot Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"201 S. West St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Coudersport","county":"Potter County","state":"PA","lat":41.77083904400007,"lon":-78.02176966399998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half-story railroad station in Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania, with one-and-one-half-story wings at each end. It was built in 1899 and opened by January 1900 as the headquarters and passenger and freight depot of the Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the station is architecturally notable for adapting Victorian elements to railroad station design, and that it was regarded as an ornament to the town. It also ties the building to the railroad's role in the growth and prosperity of Potter County during the 1899-1904 period of lumbering and gas-field development.","narrative":"Built in 1899 and opened by January 1900, this two-and-one-half-story railroad station in Coudersport is constructed of local sandstone and red brick, with one-and-one-half-story wings at each end. Its bellcast gable roof overhangs the building, and the entrances have semicircular arches with fanlights. Built by H. A. Button of Coudersport at a contract cost of $6,000, with the railroad company adding plumbing and fittings for a total of between $8,000 and $10,000, it served as the headquarters of the Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad as well as its passenger and freight depot. The station was built during a period of rapid growth in Potter County, when lumbering and new gas fields drove expansion. Its design is regarded as an early blend of Victorian elements with railroad station architecture. After the railroad declined and the building was abandoned in 1971, the borough bought it and began restoration in 1975.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"H. A. Button (builder/contractor)","architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restoration began in 1975 with a new roof and interior repairs; Coudersport Borough purchased the property and several borough offices have been moved into the old depot.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.636098-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001673.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001673/01a9580caa-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001673/01a9580caa-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coudersport_PA_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia)</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:Coudersport_PA_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995164","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coudersport_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15211803"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/potter-county/coudersport-and-port-allegany-railroad-station-76001673/"}