Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park

Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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°WCoordinates: 40°46′14″N 83°49′20″W / 40.77056°N 83.82222°W
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. 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.