{"nrhp_refnum":"93000680","name":"Pennsylvania Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Water St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mayville","county":"Chautauqua County","state":"NY","lat":42.24522753300005,"lon":-79.49496038899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-08-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half-story brick railroad station on Water Street (Rt 394) in the village of Mayville, Chautauqua County, New York, overlooking the north end of Chautauqua Lake. It was built in 1925 to replace an earlier depot and was designed by William H. Cookman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a distinguished, highly intact example of an early twentieth century small-town railroad depot, with its hipped roof, wide bracketed eaves, red glazed tile roof and original interior. It is also tied to Mayville's growth as a rail and steamboat transfer point serving Chautauqua Lake and Chautauqua Institution. It is the only remaining depot on the old Pennsylvania Railroad line between Brocton, New York and Corry, Pennsylvania.","narrative":"Overlooking the northern end of Chautauqua Lake in Mayville, New York, this brick railroad station was built in 1925 after fire destroyed an earlier depot in 1923. William H. Cookman designed it under the direction of the Pennsylvania Railroad's Philadelphia office, and Lyman S. Peck of Pittsburgh served as general contractor. The building measures 117 by 29 feet and has a hipped roof of red glazed tile, gabled dormers, wide eaves on wooden brackets and brick laid in Flemish and running bond. Inside, the waiting room, ticket office, baggage room and freight room survive with oak trim and the telegrapher's equipment. The station mattered to the village as a transfer point between trains and lake steamboats carrying visitors to Chautauqua Institution and area hotels. It is the only depot left on the old railroad line between Brocton and Corry. Passenger service ended in 1949. The village bought the building in 1968, and it now houses a museum and offices.","period_of_significance":"1925-1949","architect_builder":"William H. Cookman, Architect; Lyman S. Peck, Builder, Pittsburgh, Pa.","architectural_style":"Early Twentieth Century","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Owned by the Village of Mayville since 1968; used as a museum and offices. Passenger service ended in 1949 and the railroad abandoned the building in 1950.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.986135-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/93000680.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000680/281b7d6151-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93000680/281b7d6151-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pennsylvania_Railroad_Station_Mayville_NY_Jul_12.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pennsylvania_Railroad_Station_Mayville_NY_Jul_12.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316778","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayville_station_(New_York)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7164050"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chautauqua-county/pennsylvania-railroad-station-93000680/"}