Painted Post station is a historic
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
at
Painted Post in
Steuben County, New York
Steuben County (stu-BEN) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 93,584. Its county seat is Bath. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a Prussian general who fought on the American ...
. It was constructed in 1881–1882 as a passenger and freight depot for the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (also known as the DL&W or Lackawanna Railroad) was a U.S. Class 1 railroad that connected Buffalo, New York, and Hoboken, New Jersey (and by ferry with New York City), a distance of . Incorporated in ...
.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1991 as the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station.
The depot is used as the Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot, a museum of local history that is operated by the Corning-Painted Post Historical Society.
The Society also operates the
Benjamin Patterson Inn, an early 19th-century period tavern in
Corning, New York.
References
External links
Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot- Corning-Painted Post Historical Society
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Gothic Revival architecture in New York (state)
Italianate architecture in New York (state)
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1882
Buildings and structures in Steuben County, New York
Transportation in Steuben County, New York
Painted Post, New York
Museums in Steuben County, New York
History museums in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Steuben County, New York
Former railway stations in New York (state)
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