Painesville in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Station
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
1. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Station Marker
Inscription.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Station. . On February 8, 1848, the Ohio Legislature incorporated the Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula Railroad Company, which reached Painesville in 1851, with track and a depot. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived in Painesville on February 16, 1861, on his way to his inauguration in Washington, DC. The Lake Shore Railroad Company replaced the Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula Railroad Company in March 1869 followed by consolidation with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company in June of that year. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, replacing the original 1851 depot, built the present station in 1893. With its Richardson Romanesque style architecture, sandstone walls, slate roof, red oak and marble interior, and its hanging chandeliers, it was considered the jewel of Painesville. In 1914, Lake Shore merged with ten others to form the New York Central System. In 1971, the last passenger train left the Painesville yard, ending nearly 100 years of passenger rail service.
On February 8, 1848, the Ohio Legislature incorporated the Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula Railroad Company, which reached Painesville in 1851, with track and a depot. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived in Painesville on February 16, 1861, on his way to his inauguration in Washington, DC. The Lake Shore Railroad Company replaced the Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula Railroad Company in March 1869 followed by consolidation with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company in June of that year. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, replacing the original 1851 depot, built the present station in 1893. With its Richardson Romanesque style architecture, sandstone walls, slate roof, red oak and marble interior, and its hanging chandeliers, it was considered the jewel of Painesville. In 1914, Lake Shore merged with ten others to form the New York Central System. In 1971, the last passenger train left the Painesville yard, ending nearly 100 years of passenger rail service.
Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Western Reserve Railroad Association, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 18-43.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture
Location. 41° 44.01′ N, 81° 14.592′ W. Marker is in Painesville, Ohio, in Lake County. It is on Railroad Street 0.2 miles east of North State Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Painesville OH 44077, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
2. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
