Mentor is a former railroad depot located on Station Street in Mentor, Ohio. The station opened in 1890. A defunct New York Central freight house is located across the tracks from the depot. The depot is currently open and used by a restaurant. Mentor station is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR Depot and Freight House.

Mentor
Deekers Sidetracks in August 2018
General information
Location8445 Station Street
Mentor, Ohio 44060
Coordinates41°40′44″N 81°20′18″W / 41.6789°N 81.3383°W / 41.6789; -81.3383
Owned byLake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (1890 – 1914)
New York Central (1914 – 19??)
Tracks2
Construction
Architectural styleVernacular[1]
Other information
Websitehttp://www.deekerssidetracks.com
History
Openedc. 1870-1874
Closed1949
Rebuilt1890
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Reynolds
toward Chicago
Main Line Heisley
toward New York
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR Depot and Freight House
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.4 ha)
NRHP reference No.78002092[2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1978
Location
Mentor is located in Ohio
Mentor
Mentor
Location within Ohio
Mentor is located in the United States
Mentor
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Mentor (the United States)

History

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The passenger depot was opened in 1890 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, replacing an older depot on the same line. The station was acquired by the New York Central Railroad after merging with the LS&MS in 1914. Passenger service to Mentor ended in 1949. A variety of restaurants has been located in the old depot since then, including Gatsby's, Deeker's, and All Aboard.[citation needed]

Train derailment

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On June 21, 1905, at 9:05pm, an eastbound LS&MS-operated 20th Century Limited train hit an open switch near the depot. The resulting crash destroyed the old freight depot, and caused the deaths of 21 people on the train.[3]

Following the destruction of the LS&MS freight depot, a new freight house was built in 1909.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Pohl, Kathie (1997). Mentor: The First 200 Years. Mentor Bicentennial Committee/Old Mentor Foundation. p. 185.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Pohl, Kathie (1997). Mentor: The First 200 Years. Mentor Bicentennial Committee/Old Mentor Foundation. pp. 85, 86, 87.
  4. ^ West, Dan. "Lake County". Ohio Railroad Stations Past & Present. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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