Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station - Scranton PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 41° 24.346 W 075° 39.686
18T E 444714 N 4584013
The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station, built during the years 1907-1908 at a cost of $ 601,780.96 in the Neo-Classical Revival style.
Waymark Code: WMNXDD
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 6

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company, is one of the most impressive buildings in Scranton. The architects of the station were Kenneth Murchison of New York and Edward Langley of Scranton, while the designer was Lincoln Bush, chief engineer of the railroad company.

Anthracite coal was a major factor in the growth of the railroad, and by 1925 the company owned or controlled through lease nearly all coal underlying West Scranton and had also acquired large areas in other parts of the county as well as in Luzerne County. The profits from the mining and transportation of coal enabled the company to construct such an impressive station as the one at Scranton.

The building, which once served as the central office for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, is perhaps the finest example of Neo-classical Revival railroad station architecture in Pennsylvania. Today the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Station is the Lackawanna Station Hotel.

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Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Hotel


What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad

Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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