{"nrhp_refnum":"87001426","name":"Wellsville Erie Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Depot St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wellsville","county":"Allegany County","state":"NY","lat":42.12350111600006,"lon":-77.94800668299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-08-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story red brick railroad passenger depot on Depot Street in the village of Wellsville, Allegany County, New York, built in 1911 for the Erie Railroad by contractor William Henry (spelled Henley in the narrative).","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare, substantially intact example of a small, picturesque passenger station typical of New York's Southern Tier. It blends Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival elements and keeps a high level of integrity inside and out. It also reflects the railroad's central role in Wellsville's growth and prosperity.","narrative":"Built in 1911, this red brick railroad depot sits on Depot Street in Wellsville, Allegany County, New York, one block from Main Street. The one-story, seven-bay building is 132 feet long and trimmed with tooled Warsaw bluestone. Syrian-arched openings, a terra-cotta tile hipped roof with flared eaves, and brick imitating corner quoins give it a blend of Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival character. Inside, a central waiting room is flanked by a ticket office, baggage room, ladies' waiting room, smoking room and express office, all finished with oak woodwork that survives intact. It replaced an earlier depot of about 1853, and local businessmen pressed the Erie Railroad for the new station. The depot is valued as a rare, well-preserved small-town passenger station and as a reminder of the railroad's role in the village's growth. It has been vacant for several years and shows some water damage, but restoration and reuse are planned.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"William Henry, Contractor","architectural_style":"Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Vacant for several years with some water damage; privately owned and slated for restoration and adaptive reuse.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:45.554982-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/87001426.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001426/be48ac8d59-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87001426/be48ac8d59-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Adam Moss","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wellsville_Station_-_May_2016.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Moss</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wellsville_Station_-_May_2016.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100011345","name":"The Village of Wellsville East Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/the-village-of-wellsville-east-historic-district-100011345/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316439","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellsville_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7981779"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/allegany-county/wellsville-erie-depot-87001426/"}