Tamaqua | |||||||||||
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Former Reading Railroad station | |||||||||||
![]() Tamaqua station in July 2010 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 18 N. Railroad St., Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′53″N 75°58′12″W / 40.7980°N 75.9701°W | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Architectural style | Italianate | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1874 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1961 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1880, 1885 | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
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Reading Railroad Passenger Station—Tamaqua | |||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 85003164 [1] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | December 26, 1985 |
The Tamaqua station is a disused railway station that is located in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Tamaqua Historic District. [1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 1985, as the Reading Railroad Passenger Station-Tamaqua.
This station was originally built by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1874, which had earlier acquired the Little Schuylkill Navigation, Railroad and Coal Company. [2] It is a one-story brick building that was designed in the Italianate style.
In 1880, an addition was made to the original 1874, giving it a T-plan. In 1885, a freight house was added. [3]
The station ceased train operations in 1961 and was formally abandoned in 1981. [4]
In 1984, a local family offered to purchase the railroad station and proposed that the building would be turned into a museum, similar to Steamtown, U.S.A. in Scranton. [5]
On December 26, 1985, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Reading Railroad Passenger Station--Tamaqua.
Following a $1.5 million restoration, the building was reopened in 2004 as a heritage center. [6]
In 2023, the station was featured on a USPS Forever stamp in a 5-stamp "Railroad Stations" series. The stamp illustrations were made by Down the Street Designs, and Derry Noyes served as the art director. [7]
Tamaqua | |||||||||||
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Former Reading Railroad station | |||||||||||
![]() Tamaqua station in July 2010 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 18 N. Railroad St., Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°47′53″N 75°58′12″W / 40.7980°N 75.9701°W | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Architectural style | Italianate | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1874 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1961 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1880, 1885 | ||||||||||
Former services | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Reading Railroad Passenger Station—Tamaqua | |||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 85003164 [1] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | December 26, 1985 |
The Tamaqua station is a disused railway station that is located in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Tamaqua Historic District. [1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 1985, as the Reading Railroad Passenger Station-Tamaqua.
This station was originally built by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1874, which had earlier acquired the Little Schuylkill Navigation, Railroad and Coal Company. [2] It is a one-story brick building that was designed in the Italianate style.
In 1880, an addition was made to the original 1874, giving it a T-plan. In 1885, a freight house was added. [3]
The station ceased train operations in 1961 and was formally abandoned in 1981. [4]
In 1984, a local family offered to purchase the railroad station and proposed that the building would be turned into a museum, similar to Steamtown, U.S.A. in Scranton. [5]
On December 26, 1985, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Reading Railroad Passenger Station--Tamaqua.
Following a $1.5 million restoration, the building was reopened in 2004 as a heritage center. [6]
In 2023, the station was featured on a USPS Forever stamp in a 5-stamp "Railroad Stations" series. The stamp illustrations were made by Down the Street Designs, and Derry Noyes served as the art director. [7]