Truxton Depot
Also known as: Lehigh Valley Depot
Why it's listed
Truxton Depot is a one-story wooden railroad station at the end of Railroad Street in Truxton, Cortland County. Built in 1872 for the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad, it measures about 50 by 30 feet and is divided into a freight end and a passenger end. Board-and-batten siding, a metal-covered gabled roof on large brackets, and a three-sided window facing the tracks mark its design. Inside, the ticket office and waiting room keep beaded-board paneling, and some signal levers remain. The Lehigh Valley Railroad bought the line in 1905 and ran it until the last train in December 1967. The depot then served as an Agway warehouse with few alterations, and the Town of Truxton bought it in 1991. It was listed for its intact depot architecture and for its link to the farming and cheese-shipping economy of the area. Baseball figure John J. McGraw, born in Truxton, once delivered telegrams from the station.
Significance in brief: The depot is significant under Criterion C as an intact example of a small late-nineteenth-century railroad depot, with its freight and passenger sections, three-sided bay window and bracketed gabled roof. It is significant under Criterion A for its role in the development of Truxton as a farming and dairy community served by rail.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08000930, listed September 25, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Railroad St., Truxton |
|---|---|
| County | Cortland County |
| Listed | September 25, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08000930 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1872-1958 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant/not in use as its current function; the town owns it, plans reuse as town hall and museum, and has restored and repainted the exterior. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.71080, -76.03010 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08000930.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7848379
- This listing as JSON
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