{"nrhp_refnum":"82001528","name":"Boyce Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1050 Boyce Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Upper St. Clair","county":"Allegheny County","state":"PA","lat":40.31825753100003,"lon":-80.11364798999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Boyce Station is a two-story, three-bay frame building with a T-shaped plan and a later one-story addition to the southwest, located in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, beside the former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. It was used as a railroad station, express office, general store and post office.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a rare surviving example of a rural small frame commercial building of the late 19th century, notable for combining several commercial functions in a residential-style structure. It is tied to the development of the Chartiers Valley Railway and to local coal mining and freight traffic. The nomination notes that few such buildings remain in original state in the area.","narrative":"Boyce Station is a two-story frame building beside the former Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in Upper St. Clair, Allegheny County. It has a T-shaped plan, horizontal wood siding, and a front porch that runs the full 32-foot length of its east facade. The building served as a train station, express office, general store and post office, all within a structure that otherwise resembles a house. Its role grew with the local economy: mixed freight and passenger trains ran until 1883, and traffic rose during the oil and gas boom. Coal mines opened in 1884 shipped large volumes of coal, and a second set of tracks was laid around 1900 to handle the increased business. The building declined after the spread of automobiles and trucks. It was restored in 1980, when its exterior trim, shutters, porch and doors were replicated from early photographs and physical evidence. It is regarded as a rare survivor of its building type in the area, and it is listed for its association with the Chartiers Valley Railway.","period_of_significance":"1884","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Restored in 1980 after alterations; the document states the building was moved onto a new foundation when a track was added around 1900 and that its roof was replaced around 1965.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.434892-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/82001528.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001528/95d7f89e95-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001528/95d7f89e95-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boyce_Station,_Upper_St_Clair,_PA.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:Boyce_Station,_Upper_St_Clair,_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998454","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyce_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4952258"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/allegheny-county/boyce-station-82001528/"}