East Stroudsburg Railroad Station
Why it's listed
Wooden railroad station in East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, built in 1883 on the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western line and replacing an earlier station on the same route. The one-and-a-half-story building has a steep gable roof with cross gables, clapboard siding over board-and-batten wainscoting, and an iron-supported canopy that extends around the building and covers flanking platforms. Its features are described as characteristic of Queen Anne design. The station grew out of the railroad's 1856 arrival and the resort traffic that brought summer visitors from New York and Philadelphia to the Pocono hotels and boarding houses in the late nineteenth century. It was regarded as one of two major stations in the county. The listing rests on its architecture as a well-preserved rural example of a frame Queen Anne station, and on its role in local transportation and commerce. Passenger service ended in 1968 according to the continuation sheets, and the 1980 listing documents the building as a local landmark in the town core.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the station is a well-preserved example of a rural Pennsylvania railroad station and of a frame Queen Anne style passenger station of its period. It also states the station was central to the growth of East Stroudsburg and the summer resort traffic to the Poconos. The reviewers noted that the architectural significance was the area originally checked and was explained in the revised statement.
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 80003572, listed June 27, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Crystal St., East Stroudsburg |
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| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | June 27, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003572 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Commerce, Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Closed in 1972 per the significance statement, with the building vacant but intact since then; the form also says it was in good structural condition. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Coordinates | 40.99891, -75.18154 (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 80003572.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5329447
- This listing as JSON
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