Strafford Railroad Station, East side of Old Eagle School Road, between Strafford Avenue & Penn Central Railroad tracks (Tredyffrin Township), Strafford, Chester County, PA

Significance: This structure was built in 1876 as the Centennial Catalogue Building for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. It was then purchased at auction by the Pennsylvania Railroad for use as a railroad station.

Survey number: HABS PA-268

Building/structure dates: 1876 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1887 Subsequent Work

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