Ada station

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Ada
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Front of the station, with a caboose to the side
General information
Location112 East Central Avenue, Ada, Ohio
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Lafayette
toward Chicago
Main Line Dola
Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park
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Location112 East Central Avenue,
Ada, Ohio
Coordinates 40°46′14″N83°49′20″W / 40.77056°N 83.82222°W / 40.77056; -83.82222 Coordinates: 40°46′14″N83°49′20″W / 40.77056°N 83.82222°W / 40.77056; -83.82222
Built1887
Architect Pennsylvania Railroad
Architectural style Stick-Eastlake
NRHP reference No. 98001014 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1998

Ada 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 as the Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park. [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]

The station while in operation, circa 1902. Pennsylvania Railroad Depot (Ada, Ohio - 1902).jpg
The station while in operation, circa 1902.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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.

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