Phoenicia Railroad Station - Phoenicia NY
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nomadwillie
N 42° 04.828 W 074° 18.501
18T E 557208 N 4658941
The Phoenicia Station was built at the same time the narrower gauge railroad was converted to standard gauge track. This opened this area of the Catskills to some of the more prominent hotels and resorts.
Waymark Code: WMHAWX
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2013
Views: 2
The Phoenicia Railroad Station was built for the Ulster and Delaware Railroad and is located near the village of Phoenicia. When the station was built there was five tracks. The single track still existing is used by the Catskill Mountain Railroad.
The building was constructed in 1899, when the tracks were conversted from a narrower gauge to standard gauge tracks. The station handled the baggage, mail and passengers traffic in and out of Phoencia. Railway traffic ceased in 1954. The property was acquired by the Empire State Railway Museum in 1985 and has undergone careful restoration.
The building is a long, low one story building, rectangular in shape. It has a hip roof which has deep overhangs. The roof was originally sheathed in slate. The building today is very close to its original construction look and feel.
Street address:
High St.
Phoenicia , NY
County / Borough / Parish: Ulster
Year listed: 1995
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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