Jamestown station
Jamestown | ||||||||||||||||
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Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Station code | 5017[1] | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | August 25, 1860[2] | |||||||||||||||
Closed | January 6, 1970 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1897 1924 June 7, 1932[3] 2011 | |||||||||||||||
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Erie Railroad Station | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 211-217 W. Second St., Jamestown, New York | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°5′40″N 79°14′41″W / 42.09444°N 79.24472°W | |||||||||||||||
Area | 1.4 acres (0.6 ha) | |||||||||||||||
Built | 1931 | |||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Art Deco | |||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 03000045[4] | |||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | May 2, 2003 |
Jamestown station is a historic train station located at Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York. Although no longer an active railroad station due to a lack of passenger service in the area after a restoration done in 2011 the building currently serves as a bus transportation center and community space for Jamestown. The first train arrived at Jamestown on August 25, 1860 as part of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad.
The station is part of the National Comedy Center.
History
The station was constructed in 1931–32 for the
The station passed to private ownership and was slowly stripped of salvageable materials. In 1992, the Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency took ownership of the station with $120,000 in funding from the federal
In 2017, the National Comedy Center took over ownership of the station from the city and its associated agencies.[8] The Jamestown station and surrounding area is now part of the National Comedy Center, which was opened in 2018.
Services
The
The station provides no
Gallery
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1909 postcard of older Erie Station Building.
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Jamestown Gateway Station interior
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Jamestown Gateway Station interior
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Jamestown Gateway Station hallway
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Jamestown Gateway station front prior to the 2011 renovation
See also
- List of Erie Railroad structures documented by the Historic American Engineering Record
- National Comedy Center
References
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Baggage Department. Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "Erie Railroad of Days Long Gone By Recalled by Old Photograph". Jamestown Evening Journal. July 26, 1939. p. 10. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Claire L. Ross (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Erie Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 14, 2009. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Tabor, Brian (October 26, 2012). "Railroad station restored in Jamestown". WIVB-TV. Buffalo, New York. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
- ^ "25-Year Development Odyssey: The National Comedy Center Finds a Home in Jamestown's Historic Train Station". WRFA-LP 107.9 FM. 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
- ^ Jamestown, NY - Bus Stop (JMN); Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
External links
Media related to Jamestown Gateway Train Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Erie Railroad Station - Jamestown, New York - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-59, "Erie Railway, Jamestown Station, East Second & Lafayette Streets, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY", 2 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page