Union Station (Lockport, New York)

Union Station is a historic train station located at Lockport in Niagara County, New York. It was constructed in 1889, for the New York Central Railroad in the Romanesque style. It was deactivated as a station in the 1940s and lay unused until 1967. It was renovated and reopened as a restaurant in 1971. The restaurant was gutted by fire in December 1974, rebuilt and again destroyed by fire in 1978.[2]

Lockport
Lockport station in June 2009.
Location95 Union Street, Lockport city, New York
Coordinates43°10′26″N 78°41′08″W
Line(s)Falls Road
Tracks2
History
Closed1957
Rebuilt1889
Former services
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Sanborn
toward Niagara Falls, New York
 Falls Road Gasport
toward Rochester
Union Station
The side of the abandoned depot in June 2009
Location95 Union Ave., Lockport, New York
Coordinates43°10′26″N 78°41′8″W
Built1889
ArchitectHouston, W.E.; Bendinger & Young
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.77000966 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 02, 1977

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

The current owner of the building and property is Mark Davidson. He has plans for a full restoration pending state grants.

  • Union Station, Lockport, New York

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes James Goche and Lynn A. Beebe (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying two photographs


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