Westfield_(NYC_station)

Westfield station (Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway)

Westfield station (Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway)

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Westfield station is a historic train station located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It was constructed in 1904, for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (absorbed in 1914 by the New York Central Railroad). It is a 1+12-story brick, terra cotta, and sandstone structure in the Romanesque style. It served as the main transfer point for rail passengers destined for the Chautauqua Institution. The Jamestown, Westfield and Northwestern Railroad interurban, serving the eastern part of Chautauqua used the station. The Chautauqua Traction Company, serving the Chautauqua hamlet, used the Nickel Plate Railroad's station in Westfield.[2]

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It is co-located with the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Freight Depot.[3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Station.[1]


References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Index of Railroad Stations, p. 1459". Official Guide of the Railways. 54 (1). National Railway Publication Company. June 1921.

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