Stuyvesant station
Stuyvesant station, also known as Stuyvesant Landing Depot, is a historic train station located in Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York. It was built during the second half of 1880 after the original station was destroyed by a fire.[2] Mull & Fromer, Masons and Builders, of Catskill, New York, secured the contract to rebuild the station and E. Lampman was their carpenter.[3]
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Location | Riverview Avenue, Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York 12173 | ||||||||||
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Closed | c. 1965 | ||||||||||
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Stuyvesant Railroad Station | |||||||||||
Location | Riverview Avenue, Stuyvesant, New York | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°23′20″N 73°47′1″W | ||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||
Built | 1881 | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Italianate | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 99000055[1] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | January 27, 1999 |
The station is a five bay brick building, 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, with a hipped roof. It features a molded and ornamented cornice and curved canopy. It was used along New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route and ceased to be used as a station in 1958.[4] A single Hudson–Albany commuter round trip continued to stop until the mid 1960s.[5][6][7]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as Stuyvesant Railroad Station.[1] A local farmers market is held at the station.[8]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Thomas E. Rinaldi, Rob Yasinsac (2006). Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape, p.71. UPNE. ISBN 9781584655985. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle (June 1, 1880). "Hudson River News: Columbia County" (PDF). Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- Peter Shaver (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stuyvesant Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 4, 2010. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
- New York State Area Time Table (PDF). New York Central Railroad. October 25, 1964.
- "I.C.C. Examiner Backing Request for End of Rail Service". The Glen Falls Times. March 3, 1965. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- Time Table No. 19 For Employees Only (PDF). New York Central Railroad. April 24, 1966.
- Stuyvesant Farmers' Market - LocalHarvest