Lewisburg is an historic, American railroad freight station that is located in Lewisburg,

Union County, Pennsylvania Union County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,681. Its county seat is Lewisburg. The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County. Its name is an allusio ...

History and architectural features

Built by the

Philadelphia and Reading Railroad The Reading Company ( ) was a Philadelphia-headquartered railroad that provided passenger and commercial rail transport in eastern Pennsylvania and neighboring states that operated from 1924 until its 1976 acquisition by Conrail. Commonly called ...

in 1884, this historic train station is a one-and-one-half-story, brick and frame building that was created in an eclectic

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style. The roof consists of a hipped form at the north end and jerkin head gable at the south. Featuring wide, overhanging eaves, exposed rafters, and a freight platform, it was abandoned by Conrail during the 1970s, and then restored and adapted for office use in 1986. ''Note:'' This includes The freight building was listed on the

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in 1992 as the Reading Railroad Freight Station. It is located in the Lewisburg Historic District.

References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Railway freight houses on the National Register of Historic Places Transportation buildings and structures in Union County, Pennsylvania Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Union County, Pennsylvania