{"nrhp_refnum":"95000553","name":"Stewartstown Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of W. Pennsylvania Ave. and Hill St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stewartstown","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":39.75426928100006,"lon":-76.59501122399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-05-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story brick and frame railroad station at the beginning of the tracks of the Stewartstown Railroad in Stewartstown Borough, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1915 by the Stewartstown Railroad Company and served both freight and passenger traffic.","why_significant":"The station is argued to be significant for its transportation role and its architecture. It is described as the largest small borough and village railroad station in the county apart from Hanover Junction, and its broad overhanging porch roof with decorative braces is compared to the Northern Central Railroad Station in York City, with the two said to be the only stations in the county with this type of platform. The railroad itself was built economically, with bridges made from salvaged parts.","narrative":"Built in 1915 by the Stewartstown Railroad Company at the start of its line in Stewartstown Borough, this brick and frame station was paid for from the railroad's operating earnings. It was the second station built in the borough and handled both freight and passengers. The building is one and a half stories high, three bays wide and five bays long, with six-over-six sash windows, two freight doors, and a raised concrete platform. Its hipped roof is slate, and a broad overhanging porch roof with large decorative braces wraps the building. The Stewartstown Railroad is a 7.2-mile line connecting with the Northern Central Railroad at New Freedom, and it operated with few revenues and a small population to draw on. The station is regarded as the largest small borough and village station in the area apart from Hanover Junction. Its brick construction and size contrast with most York County stations, and its porch design matches only the Northern Central station in York City. Both its exterior and interior are said to retain their integrity.","period_of_significance":"1915 - 1940","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use today; remains in good condition with exterior and interior integrity intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:37.051825-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/95000553.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000553/27eea9c218-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000553/27eea9c218-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Purple pirouette","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stewartstown_PA_RR_Station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Purple pirouette</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:Stewartstown_PA_RR_Station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994117","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewartstown_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7616023"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/stewartstown-railroad-station-95000553/"}