Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad Station
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Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad Station
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Station in September 2009
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| Location | 201 S. West St., Coudersport, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°46′15″N 78°1′19″W / 41.77083°N 78.02194°WCoordinates: 41°46′15″N 78°1′19″W / 41.77083°N 78.02194°W |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect | Button, H.A. |
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| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1976 |
The Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad Station (also known as the Coudersport Depot) is a railroad station in Coudersport, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was built by the Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad in 1899 and opened in January 1900 during the lumber industry boom in Potter County. When the lumber ran out, the railroad's business decreased and in 1964 the line and station were purchased by the Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad. The station was abandoned in 1970 and was unoccupied until 1975, when the borough of Coudersport purchased it. The borough restored it and put a new roof on, then used the building for office space. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976.
The structure is red brick and sandstone, with a central portion and two wings. The center is 2 1⁄2 stories tall, each wing is 1 1⁄2 stories. The depot has a bellcast gable roof all the way around on the ground floor and a second on much of the second story. As of 2009[update] it serves as the office building for the borough government of Coudersport, and is the only remaining structure from the Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad.
Potter County was formed from part of Lycoming County on March 26, 1804. Coudersport was settled in 1807 and incorporated as a borough from Eulalia Township in 1848. Coudersport has served as the county seat of Potter County since 1835.
The original plan for a railroad along the Allegheny River between Coudersport and Port Allegany was as a part of the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Railway (JSPC&B), which was incorporated on February 17, 1870. The JSPC&B was originally planned to run from the vicinity of Williamsport west to Jersey Shore, then north up Pine Creek and down the Allegheny River past Coudersport and west to Port Allegany, as part of a larger route to Buffalo, New York. The Panic of 1873 stopped work, although some grading of the proposed line was performed in 1874 and 1875.
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