{"nrhp_refnum":"84003326","name":"Woodland Station","other_names":["Morstein Station"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"408 King Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Whiteland","county":"Chester County","state":"PA","lat":40.020384904000025,"lon":-75.58169768199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick railroad station with a frame addition, built along the former West Chester Railroad line beside King Road in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built to appear as a dwelling and also housed railroad employees and a post office.","why_significant":"The station is described as an undisturbed example of vernacular architecture shaped by transportation needs, and it was designed to suit its owners rather than the leasing Pennsylvania Railroad. Its association with the West Chester Railroad, one of the first completed rail lines in Pennsylvania, and its role in suburban development of the township are cited as reasons for significance.","narrative":"Built as a two-story brick railroad station beside King Road in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, the building was constructed during the 1870s along the West Chester Railroad line, one of the first completed rail lines in Pennsylvania. Its owners, the West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad, shaped it to suit their own needs rather than the specifications of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which leased the line. The first floor held two rooms, and the upper floor provided living space, so the station also served as a residence for railroad employees, with the family in residence handling ticket sales. A frame addition of 1889 added a ticket office and waiting room on the west side. The station also served as a post office, and its presence encouraged suburban development in the southeast of the township. Its plain form and little subsequent alteration make it a clear record of the era of rural rail travel and of the line itself.","period_of_significance":"1860-1879","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Residence","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.369448-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/84003326.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003326/0629523fc1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84003326/0629523fc1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodland_Station_Chesco_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodland_Station_Chesco_PA.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992763","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland_station_(Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8032885"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/chester-county/woodland-station-84003326/"}