Tamaqua station
Disused railway station in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tamaqua station is a disused railway station that is located in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Tamaqua Historic District.[1]
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 | 40.7980°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 | ||||||||||
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 26, 1985, as the Reading Railroad Passenger Station-Tamaqua.
19th century
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]
20th century
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.
21st century
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]
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