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Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park.jpg
Front of the station, with a caboose to the side
Location 112 East Central Avenue, Ada, Ohio
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Lafayette
toward Chicago
Main Line Dola
toward New York or Exchange Place
Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park
Ada station is located in Ohio
Ada station
Location in Ohio
Ada station is located in the United States
Ada station
Location in the United States
Location 112 East Central Avenue,
Ada, Ohio
Built 1887
Architect Pennsylvania Railroad
Architectural style Stick-Eastlake
NRHP reference No. 98001014
Added to NRHP August 7, 1998

Ada is a historic train station in Ada, Ohio, United States. Built in 1887 by the Pennsylvania Railroad, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 as the Ada Pennsylvania Station and Railroad Park. It is a wooden building, set on a stone foundation and topped with an asphalt roof. The railroad park includes a Pennsylvania Railroad caboose.

Founded as a railway town, Ada grew quickly after the establishment of Ohio Northern University in the city in the 1880s. Consequently, this station was built to accommodate increased passenger traffic; its Stick-Eastlake architecture is unusual for Pennsylvania Railroad depots, and it is larger than most stations built to serve small communities.



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