Delaware and Northern Railroad Station
Why it's listed
Built in 1907 on Cabin Hill Road in Andes, this long, low wood-frame railroad station served as the last stop on a three-mile spur linking the hamlet to the Delaware and Northern Railroad's main line. It has a broad hipped roof with overhanging eaves and oversized decorative brackets, mixed board-and-batten and clapboard siding, and diamond-paned windows. A concrete water station on the parcel is also part of the property. The railroad let local dairy farmers ship milk to metropolitan markets and brought tourists to the Catskills. Because the line was built quickly, its stations followed a few standard designs, and this one closely resembles those at Arena, Downsville and Margaretville. Passenger service on the Andes branch ended when it was abandoned in 1925, as roads and automobiles drew away business. The platform, chimney and dormer are gone, and the interior has been opened into a single space, but the exterior remains highly intact. The building is vacant, and the town is restoring it.
Significance in brief: The station is tied to the twentieth-century growth of Andes and to railroad history in Delaware County, where the line supported dairy farming and tourism. It is also a distinctive, intact example of the standard station type the D&N built. Of the few surviving D&N stations, it is described as the most intact.
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 04000872, listed August 20, 2004. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Cabin Hill Rd., Andes |
|---|---|
| County | Delaware County |
| Listed | August 20, 2004 |
| Reference number | 04000872 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1907-1925 |
| Architectural style | no style |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant; the interior is somewhat deteriorated and the town of Andes is in the process of restoring the building. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.18718, -74.78876 (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 04000872.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4754286
- This listing as JSON
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