{"nrhp_refnum":"80003127","name":"Norfolk and Western Freight Station","other_names":["New York, Chicago &amp","St. Louis Freight Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Lake St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Madison","county":"Lake County","state":"OH","lat":41.77475429300006,"lon":-81.04650329699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small one-story wood-frame freight station at Lake Street in Madison, Lake County, Ohio, built around 1882 for the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad (the Nickel Plate), later used by the Norfolk & Western.","why_significant":"The station is described as a typical small-town railway station with Eastlake-style detailing. It is also one of the last 19th-century structures remaining from the village's railroad history. The line it served was organized in 1881 and opened in 1882, running parallel to the Lake Shore (New York Central) tracks.","narrative":"Built around 1882 at Lake Street in Madison, Ohio, this one-story freight station served the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad, which was organized in 1881 and opened in 1882. That line became known as the Nickel Plate and ran directly parallel to the Lake Shore (New York Central) tracks just to the north. The wood-frame building sits on a stone foundation, has lap siding and a shingled gable roof, and is a rectangular plan with an addition. It is a typical small-town railway station, with a large baggage door, a projecting bay that gave a clear view of the tracks, and an overhanging gable roof with brackets. Hood moldings over the end windows are ornamented in the Eastlake style, and the windows appear to retain their original sash. The station was later associated with the Norfolk & Western Railway. It was listed because it remains one of the last 19th-century structures from the village's railroad history, set in a railroad yard between two tracks and rights-of-way.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian (Eastlake)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in fair condition inside and outside; present use given as freight station; altered with an addition.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:12.812483-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80003127.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985642","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/lake-county/norfolk-and-western-freight-station-80003127/"}