National Register of Historic Places
Graver's Lane Station
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
The record
- Listed
- November 7, 1977
- Type
- Building
- Address
- Gravers Lane and Reading Railroad Line, Philadelphia
- County
- Philadelphia
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Period of significance
- 1875 to 1899
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 40.07726, -75.20205
- Reference number
- 77001184
The story
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Graver's Lane Station is a railroad station at Gravers Lane and the Reading Railroad line in Philadelphia, built in 1879-1884 in the Gothic style and attributed to architect Frank Furness.
Why it's listed
Listed in the National Register in 1977 under criteria A and C: local significance in transportation and architecture. Its significance runs from 1879 to 1884, matching its construction.
Physical character
The walls are brick under a gambrel roof with gable and shed dormers. It has a semi-ellipsoid tower and a conical roof, massive wooden brackets and a high shed porch.
Historical context
It sat on the Reading Railroad line and also served as a dwelling. The Reading Railroad first employed Furness regularly in 1879.