Gravers station

SEPTA train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Preceding station SEPTA Following station
Chestnut Hill East
Terminus
 Chestnut Hill East Line Wyndmoor
toward 30th Street Station
Former services
Preceding station Reading Railroad Following station
Chestnut Hill
Terminus
 Chestnut Hill Branch Wyndmoor
toward Philadelphia
Graver's Lane Station
40°4′37.75″N 75°12′8.73″W / 40.0771528°N 75.2024250°W / 40.0771528; -75.2024250Built1879ArchitectFrank FurnessArchitectural styleLate Gothic RevivalNRHP reference No.77001184Added to NRHPNovember 07, 1977[2]

Gravers station (formerly Graver's Lane station) is a SEPTA Regional Rail station, which is located at 300 East Gravers Lane at Anderson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station building is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places[3] and the National Register.

History and architectural features

Designed by architect Furness & Evans, Gravers station was built in 1872 or 1879, according to the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1977, and was acquired by SEPTA's regional rail division in 1983.

The building combines a commuter railroad station with a residence on the second floor, and includes a range of materials and stylistic features, leading one architectural historian to call the style "histrionic."[4]

The station is located in zone two on the Chestnut Hill East Line, along former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 10.3 track miles from Suburban Station. In 2013, this station saw 124 boardings and 125 departures on an average weekday.[5]

References

  1. ^ "New Electric Schedule". The Scranton Times. February 4, 1933. p. 12. Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ "PRHP: List of properties with OPA-compliant addresses" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-07. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  4. ^ Cohen, Madeline L. (1977). "Graver's Lane Station, Reading Railroad" (PDF). National Register of Historic Place Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-12. (539 KB)

External links

  • SEPTA – Gravers station
  • 2000 Kevin Leary photo
  • Gravers Lane entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • Station House from Google Maps Street View
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