Stuyvesant station

Stuyvesant station, also known as Stuyvesant Landing Depot, is a historic train station located in Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York. It was built during the second half of 1880 after the original station was destroyed by a fire.[2] Mull & Fromer, Masons and Builders, of Catskill, New York, secured the contract to rebuild the station and E. Lampman was their carpenter.[3]

Stuyvesant
LocationRiverview Avenue, Stuyvesant, Columbia County, New York 12173
History
Closed1981
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Schodack Landing
toward Chicago
 Main Line Newton Hook
toward New York
Stuyvesant Railroad Station
LocationRiverview Avenue, Stuyvesant, New York
Coordinates42°23′20″N 73°47′1″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.99000055[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 1999

The station is a five bay brick building, 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, with a hipped roof. It features a molded and ornamented cornice and curved canopy. It was used along New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route and ceased to be used as a station in 1958.[4] A local farmers market is held at the station.[5]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as Stuyvesant Railroad Station.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Thomas E. Rinaldi, Rob Yasinsac (2006). Hudson Valley Ruins: Forgotten Landmarks of an American Landscape, p.71. UPNE. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  3. Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle (June 1, 1880). "Hudson River News: Columbia County" (PDF). Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  4. Peter Shaver (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stuyvesant Railroad Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved July 4, 2010. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
  5. Stuyvesant Farmers' Market - LocalHarvest



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