Newport Railroad Station was a historic railway station located at Newport in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1908 and was a 44 feet, 4 inches, long, one-story frame building in the Bungalow / American Craftsman style. It had a large overhanging hipped roof with exposed rafter ends. It was built by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad and closed in the late 1940s.[2] It was demolished between 1995 and 2002.
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Stairs leading to the site of the Newport station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 112 South James Street, Newport, Delaware | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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Newport Railroad Station | |||||||||||
Location | 112 S. James St., Newport, Delaware | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°42′44″N 75°36′32″W / 39.71211°N 75.60899°W | ||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 93001515[1] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | January 21, 1994 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] A transportation study considered the location for a new commuter rail station along SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line during the mid-1990s.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Leslie D. Bashman (July 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Newport Railroad Station". National Park Service and accompanying four photos. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
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- ^ "DelDOT Questions Planned Rail Stops". The News Journal. Wilimington, Delaware. November 26, 1994. p. 3. Retrieved April 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.