Milford station (Delaware)

Milford is a historic railroad station located at Milford, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in the early 1860s, and is a one-story, five bay, brick building with a hipped roof and extended overhangs.[2]

Milford
Milford station in September 2013
General information
Location	35 South Horseshoe Drive Milford, Delaware United States
History
Opened	1862 (1862)
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Houston toward Harrington Harrington – Franklin City Lincoln City toward Franklin City
Milford Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	DE 36, Milford, Delaware
Coordinates	38°54′38″N 75°25′57″W
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Milford MRA
NRHP reference No.	83001356[1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1983

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Milford Railroad Station.[1] The station is no longer in use, though the track behind it is still used by a Delmarva Central Railroad freight line.[3]

An engine shed was shown at this location on an atlas dated 1859, also including a turntable.[3] Nine years later, another atlas displayed both the engine shed and the station, and a freight station was subsequently added.[3]

A marble plaque is located there, honoring the men who inaugurated the railroad, including Governor Peter F. Causey, who served on its first Board of Directors. The railroad enabled farmers to more cheaply brings crops to market, especially peaches. The structure today looks almost the same as it did when first built in the nineteenth century. In recent years, a local business has been housed there, called Hermann Financial Services.[3]