Gravers station explained

Gravers

Style:

SEPTA

Style2:

SEPTA Regional Rail

Symbol Location:

septa

Symbol:

septa

Address:

300 East Gravers Lane at Anderson Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Line:

Chestnut Hill East Branch

Other:

SEPTA City Bus:

Platform:

2 side platforms

Tracks:

Parking:

Opened:

1879

Electrified:

February 5, 1933^[1]

Owned:

SEPTA

Zone:

Other Services Collapsible:

yes

Other Services Header:

Former services

Nrhp:

Embed:

yes

Graver's Lane Station

Designated Other1 Name:

Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Designated Other1 Abbr:

PRHP

Designated Other1 Link:

Philadelphia Register of Historic Places

Designated Other1 Color:

A8BDEC

Location:

Gravers Lane and Reading Railroad Line
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Coordinates:

40.0772°N -75.2024°W

Mapframe:

yes

Mapframe-Custom:

Shape:	none
Line:	none
Marker:	rail
Zoom:	14

Built:

1879

Architect:

Frank Furness

Architecture:

Late Gothic Revival

Added:

November 07, 1977

Refnum:

77001184

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^[2] 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."^[3]

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.^[4]

External links

Notes and References

News: New Electric Schedule . August 21, 2020 . The Scranton Times . February 4, 1933 . 12. Newspapers.com.
Web site: PRHP: List of properties with OPA-compliant addresses. Philadelphia Historical Commission. March 7, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120507234823/http://www.phila.gov/historical/pdf/Phila%20Reg%20Hist%20Places%204-9-2012.pdf . 2012-05-07.
Web site: Cohen. Madeline L.. [{{NRHP-PA|H001389_01H.pdf}} Graver's Lane Station, Reading Railroad]. National Register of Historic Place Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. January 2, 2014. 1977.
Web site: SEPTA (May 2014). Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Service Plan. p. 62 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812142611/http://www.septa.org/reports/pdf/asp15.pdf . 2014-08-12 .