Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“Conneaut is a former New York Central train station in the U.S. town of Conneaut, Ohio. It was built in 1900 by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern as a replacement for an older wooden depot, then acquired by the New York Central Railroad in 1914, along with the rest of the LS&MS.”
Wikipedia article Conneaut station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 36 National Register listings in Ashtabula County · listed in 1975 · category: Building · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Ashtabula County.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
This property stands in Conneaut City. Genealogical Gleanings from Ashtabula County Ohio, published 1920 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Conneaut City - 836 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 310 specimens collected within 10 miles of Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Passenger Depot between 1880 and 1975: 306 Animalia, 3 Plantae, 1 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Woolman, Allen, T.F., Armbruster, D. C. (Daniel C.) and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chara Linnaeus, 1753 | 1880 | Allen, T.F. | Lakeville Conn. U.S.A |
 | Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Ohio, Conneaut Creek |
 | Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Conneaut Creek, Kingsville, Ohio |
 | Chelydra serpentina (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1893 | not recorded | KINGSVILLE, CONNEAUT CREEK |
 | Chrysemys picta marginata Agassiz, 1857 | 1893 | not recorded | Kingsville, Conneaut Creek |
 | Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Conneaut Creek, Kingsville, Ohio |
 | Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 | 1893 | not recorded | Kingsville, Ohio |
 | Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Ohio, Conneaut Creek |
 | Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Conneaut Creek, Kingsville, Ohio |
 | Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 | 1893 | A. Woolman | Conneaut Creek, Kingsville, Ohio |
 | Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 | 1893 | A. Woolman | Conneaut Creek, Kingsville, Ohio |
 | Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) | 1893 | A. Woolman | Ohio, Conneaut Creek |
All 310 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lake Shore And Michigan Southern Passenger Depot: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conneaut Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Belding Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Belding Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Conneaut Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Meade Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Meade Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nelson Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Skidmore & Chah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Conneaut, the town this property stands in, in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 waterspout. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Conneaut | $500,000 | A band of showers and thunderstorms enhanced by the warm waters of Lake Erie moved into Conneaut on the morning of the 22nd, producing significant flash flooding along the lakeshore. Doppler radar estimated between 3.5 and 5 inches of rain fell throughout the city of Conneaut in less than 1.5 hours. Major street flooding occurred, with semi trucks stranded and numerous underpasses flooded. Many structures were inundated, including a restaurant on Broad Street. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Conneaut | $300,000 | Heavy rain and rapid snow melt led to a rapid rise in rivers and streams across Ashtabula County. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 2.25 fell on top of six to ten inches of heavy snow. This snow rapidly melted as temperatures warmed into the 50s on the 28th. Up to an additional inch of water equivalent rainfall was released from the melted snow. Small streams and creeks came out of banks flooding farmland, roads, and a few homes. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Conneaut | $50,000 | Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of basements. Several roads were closed at underpasses due to flooding. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $35,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several large tree limbs in a campground. The limbs damaged at least two motor homes. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $15,000 | Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were reported down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a large tree down on top of a house. The roof of the house sustained structural damage. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $8,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $6,000 | Several trees were reported down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed one large tree and many large limbs. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds gusts downed a large pine tree. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | $2,000 | A tree and a few large limbs were reported down. |
| August 1996 | Lightning | Conneaut | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | - | Multiple large trees and tree limbs downed in Conneaut. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Conneaut | - | Quarter sized hail was observed. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Conneaut | - | Nickel sized hail was observed. |
| January 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Conneaut | - | A trained spotter measured a 65 mph wind gust. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Conneaut | - | Nickel sized hail was observed. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Conneaut | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Conneaut | - | Penny size hail was observed. |
| September 2001 | Waterspout | Conneaut | - | A waterspout was observed on Lake Erie north of Conneaut. No damage occurred. |
| August 2000 | Waterspout | Conneaut | - | A waterspout was observed a couple miles offshore from Conneaut. No damage occurred. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Conneaut | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Conneaut | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Conneaut | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Conneaut | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
The two doors on each facade lead to the men's and women's ticket office. The interior is largely intact. The women's room contains a model railroad display (HO gauge),library and storage. tion,30 x 100 feet outside dimensions.The low-slung building is RBCEIVED DECC3 11974
made up of three shorter roads connecting Buffalo, Erie, Toledo New York Central, and in 1873 Commodore Vanderbilt was presid- Southern, the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, and several other lines formed the New York Central Company. ral, the "Nickel Plate Road," and the Bessemer & Lake Erie Rail- Road. Originally the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Southern. Completed in record time, the Nickel Plate gained a and just to the south of the New York Central through Conneaut. to Cleveland. 1900 Commerce Conservation Transportation Engineering Science Literature losophy Communications Aboriginal ger depot. It is also significant for its present adaptive use as a Military Music a dedication was held in May, 1966.
Social/Human- Invention Political Agriculture Theater Landscape itarian The depot is still owned by the Penn Central Company, and Sculpture Pre-Columbian Education in 1880 to compete with Vanderbilt's Lake Shore and Michigan Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society.Plans to make Today the museum displays equipment of the New York Cent- connects it with Pittsburgh.The heavy-duty line carries iron ore, at the mouth of Conneaut Creek, where Moses Cleaveland made Industry and Chicago.They served as a logical western extension of the Religion/Phi. This building is an important representative of a rapidly coal and coke between the steel center and Conneaut, making Architecture and economy of Conneaut.
of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad.This line was The building was constructed in 19oo as the passenger depot a museum began in 1960,negotiations were completed in 1963, and A hopper car and caboose were donated by the Bessemer & Art (now the Norfolk and Western),the Nickel Plate was conceived ent of the consolidated railroad.In 19l4 the Lake Shore & Michigan road.
The whole case file for this property - 1,813 words, 10 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 75001314, 10 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cleveland Hotel, The | 0.3 miles | 2007 |
 | Harwood Block | 0.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Cummins, David, Octagon House | 0.6 miles | 1974 |
 | Kilpi Hall | 1.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Conneaut Light Station Keeper's Dwelling | 1.2 miles | 1992 |
 | Conneaut Harbor West Breakwater Light | 2.1 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75001314 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ashtabula County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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