Cochecton (Erie Railroad station)

Cochecton Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1909 image of Cochecton Railroad Station
Nearest city:	Cochecton, New York
Coordinates:	41°43′4″N 75°2′46″W / 41.71778°N 75.04611°W / 41.71778; -75.04611Coordinates: 41°43′4″N 75°2′46″W / 41.71778°N 75.04611°W / 41.71778; -75.04611
Area:	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built:	1850
Architectural style:	Greek Revival
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	Upper Delaware Valley, New York and Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference#:	05000172[1]
Added to NRHP:	March 16, 2005

Cochecton Railroad Station is a historic train station located at Cochecton in Sullivan County, New York. It was built about 1850 by the Erie Railroad as a freight station. It is a large, 1-story frame building with Greek Revival style details. The 1 ¹⁄₂-story, rectangular building measures 30 feet wide and 50 feet deep and is topped by a gable roof.^[2] It is the oldest surviving station in New York state.^[3] It was moved from its original site in the early 1990s to be saved from demolition.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Mary Curtis (May 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cochecton Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=9165. Retrieved 2010-06-26.  See also: "Accompanying photo". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=9183. 
3. ^ Woolever, Charles P. (1 January 2009). "Existing Railroad Stations in New York State". http://ny.existingstations.com/. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 

Preceding station		Erie Railroad		Following station
Skinners toward Pavonia Terminal		Main Line		Callicoon toward Dearborn Station