Mellenville station

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Mellenville
Mellenville Railroad Station (Now Mellenville Grange).jpg
Location Route 217, Mellenville, Columbia County, New York 12544
Line(s)Hudson Branch
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Pulvers
toward Hudson
Hudson Branch Ghent
toward Chatham
Mellenville Railroad Station
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Location NY 217,
Mellenville, New York
Coordinates 42°15′11″N73°40′5″W / 42.25306°N 73.66806°W / 42.25306; -73.66806 Coordinates: 42°15′11″N73°40′5″W / 42.25306°N 73.66806°W / 42.25306; -73.66806
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference # 00001120 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 2000

Mellenville, now known as Mellenville Grange, is a historic train station and Grange located in Mellenville, Columbia County, New York. It was built in around 1900 by the Boston and Albany Railroad on their Hudson Branch. It is a one-story brick building with a slate covered hipped roof. It features heavy wood and scroll-sawn brackets that support the roof overhang. Also on the property is a contributing privy. The building ceased to be used as a station in the 1930s, when it was acquired by the Grange. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as the Mellenville Railroad Station. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. Peter D. Shaver (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Mellenville Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-07-04.See also: "Accompanying eight photos".