Brockwayville Passenger Depot, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad
Why it's listed
Built in 1913 of brick on a poured concrete foundation, the Brockwayville station is a rectilinear, one-story depot with a hipped roof of red barrel-vaulted ceramic tile from the Ludowici-Celadon Company of New Lexington, Ohio. Its flat-topped windows have radiating brick voussoirs and stone keystones, and its six-over-one wood sash windows are largely intact. Overhanging eaves shelter the platform, and the interior keeps its built-in benches, metal-grilled ticket window, and a Dutch door for baggage checking. The building replaced an earlier wood depot of the early 1880s. It served passengers on routes to New York, Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh, and also served executives of the local glass company. Passenger service ended in 1949. The nomination argues the station is significant for its link to rail transportation in a north-central Pennsylvania community and as a locally distinctive example of rural railroad architecture. It is regarded as the last surviving passenger station in Jefferson County.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the depot is significant under Criterion A for transportation, as a marker of the development of rail service in a lumbering and coal community, and under Criterion C as a locally distinctive example of rural station architecture. It is described as the last surviving passenger depot in Jefferson County.
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 03000489, listed May 29, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Alexander Street at Fourth Ave., Brockway |
|---|---|
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | May 29, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03000489 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1912-1949 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant for many years and boarded up after railroad use ceased around 1980; the building was acquired in 2002 by the Jefferson County Area Agency on Aging, which planned to convert it to a senior citizen service center. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 41.25127, -78.79319 (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.
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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 03000489.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4972905
- This listing as JSON
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