Delaware Water Gap station (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad)

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DELAWARE WATER GAP
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The Delaware Water Gap station in 2014 from Interstate 80.
General information
LocationEnd of Oak Street near Interstate 80, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania 18327
Tracks2
Other information
Station code77 [1]
History
OpenedMay 13, 1856
Closedc.March 1953 [2]
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
East Stroudsburg
toward Buffalo
Main Line Blairstown
toward Hoboken
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
East Stroudsburg
Terminus
Belvidere Delaware Railroad Manunka Chunk
toward Trenton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Water Gap Station
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LocationWaring Drive, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°58′56″N75°8′12″W / 40.98222°N 75.13667°W / 40.98222; -75.13667
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
ArchitectNies, Frank, J.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 02001431 [3]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2002

The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Water Gap Station is located in Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Service to Delaware Water Gap along what became known as the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad started on May 13, 1856. [4] The station structure was designed by architect Frank J. Nies and built in 1903. It consists of two separate one-story brick buildings, a station house and freight house, joined by a common concrete platform and slate covered hipped roof. It is reflective of the Late Victorian style. The station closed to passenger service in March 1953, and was sold to the Borough in 1958. [5] It is said to sit just outside Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, [6] though it appears within the area's boundary on maps.

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 2002. [3]

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References

  1. "List of Station Numbers". Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad . 1952. p. 1. Retrieved June 2, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "PUC Orders Water Gap Railroad Station Closed". The Pocono Record. March 7, 1953. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2018 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  4. "Welcome Back to the Delaware, DL&W Railroad!" (pdf). Spanning the Gap. Vol. 25, no. 2. Summer 2003. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  5. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-24.Note: This includes Christopher Barbieri (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  6. "The Railroads - Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area". www.nps.gov. U.S. National Park Service. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2022.