Graver's Lane Station - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
N 40° 04.638 W 075° 12.115
18T E 482784 N 4436356
This station was designed in 1883 by Frank Furness during his appointment to the Reading Railroad.
Waymark Code: WMFMH5
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2012
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The station currently serves SEPTA commuter trains running on an electric railway. An excellent
short history of the station was prepared by Kim Broadbent. Another
excellent history is provided by the Workshop of the World.
Frank Furness, America's first celebrity architect, designed many railroad stations, but is best known for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the University of Pennsylvania Library. For more on Frank, see the book
"Frank Furness - Architecture and the Violent Mind" by Michael J. Lewis.