{"nrhp_refnum":"87002550","name":"Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railway Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"100 N. High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canal Winchester","county":"Franklin County","state":"OH","lat":39.84448129300006,"lon":-82.80580726299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1988-01-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame railroad depot with an octagonal waiting room at 100 North High Street in Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio, built in December 1894 for the Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railway.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is architecturally significant as a well-preserved Stick Style/Eastlake influenced depot whose octagonal waiting room is unique along the railway. It is also historically significant as a reflection of the railroad's role in the growth of Canal Winchester, replacing an 1869 station that burned in 1894.","narrative":"Built in December 1894, this railroad depot on North High Street in Canal Winchester replaced the town's original 1869 station, which burned that October. It is a one-story frame building with a hip roof, flared eaves on stick-style brackets, segmental arched openings, and an octagonal waiting room topped by a cupola with stained glass windows. Inside are wood wainscot, built-in benches, a fireplace, and Hayden Block paving in the freight room. A local newspaper called it the prettiest depot on the line in central Ohio, and railway authorities confirmed no other Hocking Valley depot matched it. It served as a combination station handling passengers, freight, mail, express, baggage and telegraph traffic. The building reflects how the railroad took over the canal's role in carrying the region's crops to market and supporting the local farm economy. The structure was altered in the early 1900s and rehabilitated in 1973, yet it retains much original character. It has been vacant since 1986 and is in disrepair.","period_of_significance":"1894-1937","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick/Eastlake","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Vacated in 1986 and described as having returned to a state of disrepair; owned by the railroad since construction, with a local landmarks commission in contact with the owners about preservation.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.273296-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/87002550.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002550/8354b8a21d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002550/8354b8a21d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hocking_Valley_Railway_depot_in_Canal_Winchester.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hocking_Valley_Railway_depot_in_Canal_Winchester.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"88000072","name":"West Mound Street Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/west-mound-street-historic-district-88000072/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988557","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137806725"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/franklin-county/columbus-hocking-valley-and-toledo-railway-depot-87002550/"}