{"nrhp_refnum":"85002858","name":"Lehigh Valley Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"99 Court St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rochester","county":"Monroe County","state":"NY","lat":43.153127734000066,"lon":-77.60789294099999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-04","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad passenger station with an attached freight terminal building at 99 Court Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, built in 1905 and designed by F.D. Hyde of New York City. It sits over the Genesee River and the Johnson and Seymour raceway.","why_significant":"The station is a representative example of a small urban railroad station from the first decade of the twentieth century. It is also the only surviving resource in the Inner Loop area that recalls the role of rail transportation in Rochester's growth. Its picturesque massing, colorful materials and French Renaissance references reflect late Victorian taste, and its siting over the river is dramatic.","narrative":"Built in 1905 to designs by F.D. Hyde of New York City, this railroad station at 99 Court Street in Rochester rests on massive rock-faced limestone piers and steel I-beams directly above the Genesee River and the Johnson and Seymour raceway. The main building is brick, with a hipped roof, a corner tower and French Renaissance detailing. Its upper walls are mottled mustard-yellow brick laid with thin red-tinted mortar, set above a sandstone watertable and a battered base of red paving brick. A terra-cotta panel bears the initials L.V.R.R. and the date 1905. A wooden porch and waiting platform lead to a one-story brick freight building. The Lehigh Valley line reached Rochester late, and passenger service ended in the 1950s. After a short period as a bus depot, the building has stood vacant. It is the only surviving railroad station among the several that once served the Inner Loop area, which makes it a rare reminder of the railroads' part in the city's growth.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"F.D. Hyde (N.Y.C.), architect; builder unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian with French Renaissance overtones","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant since the station closed to passengers in the 1950s and briefly served as a bus depot; condition listed as deteriorated, with deterioration named as a threat.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.523829-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85002858.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002858/7652fd3bb9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002858/7652fd3bb9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rochester_-_Dinosaur_BBQ_aerial_view.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers)</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:Rochester_-_Dinosaur_BBQ_aerial_view.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313654","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_Valley_Railroad_Station_(Rochester,_New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706782"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/monroe-county/lehigh-valley-railroad-station-85002858/"}