Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park

Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park
Front of the station, with a caboose to the side
Location 112 East Central Avenue,
Ada, Ohio
Coordinates 40°46′14″N 83°49′20″W / 40.77056°N 83.82222°W / 40.77056; -83.82222Coordinates: 40°46′14″N 83°49′20″W / 40.77056°N 83.82222°W / 40.77056; -83.82222
Built 1887
Architect Pennsylvania Railroad
Architectural style Stick-Eastlake
NRHP Reference # 98001014[1]
Added to NRHP August 7, 1998

The Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park is a historic train station in Ada, Ohio, United States. Built in 1887 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] It is a wooden building, set on a stone foundation and topped with an asphalt roof.[2] The railroad park includes a Pennsylvania Railroad caboose.[3]

Founded as a railway town, Ada grew quickly after the establishment of Ohio Northern University in the city in the 1880s. Consequently, this station was built to accommodate increased passenger traffic; its Stick-Eastlake architecture is unusual for Pennsylvania Railroad depots, and it is larger than most stations built to serve small communities.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-05-05.
  3. Photograph in infobox
  4. Ada Passenger Depot, 1887, historical marker, Ohio Historical Society, 2001. Accessed 2010-05-05.
Preceding station   Pennsylvania Railroad   Following station
Lafayette
toward Chicago
Main Line
Dola
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