{"nrhp_refnum":"82001218","name":"Highland Falls Railroad Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Dock Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Highland Falls","county":"Orange County","state":"NY","lat":41.37459968600007,"lon":-73.96091815699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame railroad depot at the end of Dock Road on the east side, in the village of Highland Falls, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, built about 1882. The architect and builder are unknown.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the finest surviving train depots in the area and the best example of the eclectic style in this part of the village. Its fan-pattern decoration, shingle siding and asymmetrical plan indicate the Shingle style. It is also historically tied to the West Shore Railroad, whose completion in 1882 brought laborers and helped increase the village population.","narrative":"Built around 1882 at the end of Dock Road in Highland Falls, this two-story frame building served as a railroad depot and now serves as a residence. Its facade faces east toward the Hudson River, with open land and scattered buildings around it. The depot has a projecting central pavilion, a pyramidal roof with a center chimney and three gable dormers, and a one-story gabled wing on the north. Crockets decorate the roof ridge, and decorative shingle work covers the upper story and dormers. A shed-roofed canopy on piers and brackets runs along the east side toward the old platform. The first train passed Highland Falls in June 1882 on the line from Weehawken, New Jersey, to Newburgh. The railroad brought laborers who settled uphill and east of Main Street, increasing the village population. The station is described as one of the finest surviving depots in the area and a good example of Shingle style design, linked to the West Shore Railroad. It was converted to a home in the late 1950s, when two lean-to additions were made.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Shingle style (eclectic)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Converted to a residence in the late 1950s; condition rated good; no threats known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.381921-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001218.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001218/9fec4291cf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001218/9fec4291cf-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highland_Falls_Railroad_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</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:Highland_Falls_Railroad_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314181","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Falls_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706365"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/orange-county/highland-falls-railroad-depot-82001218/"}