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Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Greenville Shops, 86 Ohl Street, Greenville, Mercer County, PA

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Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, Greenville Shops, 86 Ohl Street, Greenville, Mercer County, PA

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Summary

Significance: This shop complex was built for the maintenance of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad's locomotives and cars, with initial construction in 1893. It was the main running maintenance and heavy repair facility for the railroad. Subsequent additions enlarged the complex through 1951. The surviving structures reflect the industrial architectural heritage of the region. The Erecting Shop is one of the finer surviving industrial buildings in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The Roundhouse is an excellent example of a once common but increasingly rare structure uniquely associated with railroads, and the turntable is still in service.
Survey number: HAER PA-642
Building/structure dates: 1893 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1901 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1951 Subsequent Work

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1901
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Pittsburgh, Shenango & Lake Erie Railroad
Canadian National Railway
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Location

Greenville (Mercer County, Pa. : Township)41.40073, -80.38843
Google Map of 41.4007318, -80.3884281
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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