Reading Railroad Passenger Station--Tamaqua PA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The station was originally constructed by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad in 1874, which had earlier acquired the Little Schuylkill Navigation Railroad and Coal Company. It is a one-story brick building in the Italianate style. An addition was made to the original 1874 building in 1880, giving it a "T-plan." In 1885, a freight house was added.

The station ceased train operations in 1961 and was formally abandoned in 1981.

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, Pennsylvania.

Following a $1.5 million restoration, the building was reopened in 2004 as a heritage center.

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Street address: Off W. Broad St. Tamaqua, PA County / Borough / Parish: Schuylkill Year listed: 1985 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Vacant/Not In Use Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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