Lehigh Valley Railroad Depot
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Why it's listed
Built around 1894 on Williams Street in Cazenovia, this wooden railroad depot combined passenger and freight service under one roof. It replaced an 1870 depot on the same site, and the south wall and parts of the west wall of the earlier building were reused. The one-and-one-half-story structure is clapboarded, with broad bracketed eaves, Stick Style detailing, and Queen Anne sash and scalloped shingles. A waiting room, ticket wicket, office and freight room reflect its original layout. Several regional railroads owned it before the Lehigh Valley Railroad, which abandoned it in 1967. Rail service mattered greatly to the village. Until the Cherry Valley Turnpike opened in 1927, trains carried most goods, and from the 1880s they brought summer residents from large cities. Later changes included a new asphalt roof, a redesigned interior hallway and an apartment in the attic. The depot is listed as a well-preserved example of a small-village combined depot and as a reminder of Cazenovia's railroad era.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the depot is architecturally significant as a distinctive, largely intact late-nineteenth-century combined freight and passenger depot in the Eastern Stick Style. It is also significant for transportation history, since the railroad was the village's chief link to other places until the Cherry Valley Turnpike opened in 1927 and carried many summer residents. It is described as the most prominent of the last remaining structures from Cazenovia's railroad era.
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 91000874, listed July 15, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | William St., Cazenovia |
|---|---|
| County | Madison County |
| Listed | July 15, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91000874 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c1894 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Eastern Stick; Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Lower floor used as a photographer's studio and office, with the attic remodeled as an apartment; exterior integrity described as high. |
| Acreage | 1.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.93271, -75.84866 (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.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 91000874.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6518857
- This listing as JSON
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