{"nrhp_refnum":"90001119","name":"Pickerington Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"50 N. Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fairfield","county":"Fairfield County","state":"OH","lat":39.88545635600008,"lon":-82.75413874799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-07-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story rectangular frame railroad depot at 50 North Center Street in Pickerington, Fairfield County, Ohio, built in 1880 by the Toledo and Ohio Railway Company.","why_significant":"The depot is significant under Criterion A for its role in the community's transportation and development. The 1880 railroad link to Columbus and Toledo opened larger markets for local agricultural goods, spurred new agricultural businesses, and roughly doubled the town's population within three years. It is also a well-preserved example of a small-town combination station.","narrative":"Pickerington Depot is a one-story frame railroad station on North Center Street in Pickerington, Ohio, built in 1880 by the Toledo and Ohio Railway Company. Its gable roof has wide overhanging eaves carried on large scrolled brackets, and the walls are clad in board and batten above vertical tongue and groove siding. A projecting bay on the track side let the station agent watch for approaching trains. Inside, an agent's office separates the passenger waiting room from the freight room, the standard plan for small-town combination depots. The railroad connected Pickerington to Columbus and Toledo and gave farmers a reliable way to reach larger markets. A grain warehouse and elevator, a butter and cream company, a drainage tile mill, a cider mill and a stockyard opened nearby, each with a spur to the main track, and the population doubled within three years. Passenger service ended in 1957, and the abandoned depot was later rehabilitated as offices while keeping much of its original character.","period_of_significance":"1880-1940","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Stick","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated into office space after passenger service ended in 1957 and the depot was abandoned and neglected; exterior and interior retain a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.816717-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/90001119.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001119/288824e6ed-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001119/288824e6ed-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wdzinc","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pickerington_Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Wdzinc</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:Pickerington_Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71988251","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130772323"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/fairfield-county/pickerington-depot-90001119/"}