Erie Railroad Station
Also known as: Erie-Lackawanna Station-Port Jervis
Why it's listed
Built in 1892, the Erie Railroad Station in Port Jervis is a long brick railroad depot in the Queen Anne style, sitting at Jersey Avenue and Fowler Street beside the rail lines. It is a 14-bay, one-story building measuring 148 by 40 feet, with a two-story central section, a square pyramidal tower, slate roofing with terra-cotta crestings, and wide eaves carried on ornamented timber trusses. A porte-cochère allowed passengers to step from carriages under cover. Inside, a coffered wooden ceiling survives in the first-floor waiting room, and the second floor keeps its wood paneling. Grattan & Jennings of Buffalo built the station and reportedly constructed many stations for the Erie. Port Jervis grew from a canal town into a railroad town after the line arrived in 1848, with division headquarters and commuter service to the New York metropolitan area. Of the town's transportation facilities, only this station remains as a substantial structure. At the time of listing it was unoccupied and in fair condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the station is an intact, representative example of a Queen Anne railroad station and one of the most architecturally distinctive buildings in Port Jervis. It was also a focal point of local commerce and transportation from 1892 to 1974. It is the only substantial surviving structure from the town's transportation history.
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 80002739, listed April 11, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Jersey Ave. and Fowler St., Port Jervis |
|---|---|
| County | Orange County |
| Listed | April 11, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80002739 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1892-1974 |
| Architect / builder | Grattan & Jennings |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as unoccupied and in fair condition; most windows boarded up. Interior and exterior largely original apart from a baggage room addition and one truck door. |
| Acreage | 0.6 |
| Coordinates | 41.37221, -74.69134 (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 80002739.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7230724
- This listing as JSON
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