Kirkland station

For the transit station in Quebec, see Kirkland station (REM).

Kirkland is a historic railway station located in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1860 and 1879, and is a two-story, brick building. A small two-story, one room addition was built in the early-19th century. It was moved to its present location in 1880, when the Pennsylvania Railroad straightened the track at Kirkland. The building served as a ticket office and residence for the agent.^[2]

Kirkland Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kirkland Station, January 2011
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Location	1370 Kirkland Ave., West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°0′38″N 75°36′8″W
Area	2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
MPS	West Whiteland Township MRA
NRHP reference No.	83004209[1]
Added to NRHP	November 10, 1983

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as Kirkland Station.^[1]

Preceding station	Pennsylvania Railroad			Following station
Morstein toward Frazer		Frazer – West Chester		Green Hill toward West Chester

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Steven Del Sordo (December 1981). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Kirkland Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-05.