Perkasie Freight Station
8th & Market Street
Perkasie Historical Society Archives- Schoeller Collection
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2019 Freight Station R. Doll Photo
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2020 WM Perkasie Freight Station
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The Perkasie Freight Station was constructed in 1874 for use as the town’s railroad station. Originally the station was located on Seventh Street near the present brick railroad station. It was moved in 1892, across Market Street and the railroad tracks to its present location at Market and Eighth Streets.
The frame building was used as a freight office and for storage of freight being shipped and received in Perkasie. To accommodate local demands, the building was doubled in length in 1900 from 35 to 70 feet.
After SEPTA acquired the railroad and station properties in Perkasie, the freight station was leased to Alternative Wood Heat until 2017. SEPTA currently owns the building which remains unoccupied.
RDoll
Reference Perkasie Historical Society archives
The frame building was used as a freight office and for storage of freight being shipped and received in Perkasie. To accommodate local demands, the building was doubled in length in 1900 from 35 to 70 feet.
After SEPTA acquired the railroad and station properties in Perkasie, the freight station was leased to Alternative Wood Heat until 2017. SEPTA currently owns the building which remains unoccupied.
RDoll
Reference Perkasie Historical Society archives