{"nrhp_refnum":"95000891","name":"Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station","other_names":["Chartiers Valley Railway Freight Station"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"111 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Washington","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.37112723200005,"lon":-80.25194791899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-07-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-story brick former freight station of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Chestnut and Washington Streets in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, built in 1871 on a site of about 21 acres where the old rail line ran.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the station is significant for its contribution to transportation and commerce in Washington County from 1871 to 1945, as the Chartiers Valley rail line brought the railroad to Washington. It is described as the only one of three surviving Washington railroad stations built as a freight station, and as possibly the sole survivor of structures tied to the railroad's commutation lines agreement with the state.","narrative":"Built in 1871 at the end of the Chartiers Valley branch line in Washington, Pennsylvania, this single-story brick freight station measures 180 by 40 feet and rests on a heavy stone base. Its facade has a rhythm of arched window openings and bracketed overhangs in the Late Victorian manner. The station was the terminus of the branch from 1871 until 1885, when a connection was made to the Waynesburg and Washington narrow-gauge line. Freight moved through it on livestock, produce, furniture, coal and hay, and in 1953 it received elephants for a circus. Two side additions were built around 1909. Passenger service ended in 1952, freight deliveries continued until about 1975, and the building was restored in the 1990s. It is regarded as important to the commercial history of Washington County and to the region's railroad development.","period_of_significance":"1871-1945","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Victorian","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated beginning in 1991; the document describes restoration work including window replacement, masonry repair and new wood platform walks.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:36.262003-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/95000891.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000891/eafde878a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000891/eafde878a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Lee Paxton","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PennsylvaniaRailroadFreightStation.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Paxton</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PennsylvaniaRailroadFreightStation.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998544","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad_Freight_Station_(Washington,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7164044"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/pennsylvania-railroad-freight-station-95000891/"}