Ada station

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.^[1] It is a wooden building, set on a stone foundation and topped with an asphalt roof.^[2] The railroad park includes a Pennsylvania Railroad caboose.^[3]

The station while in operation, circa 1902.

Ada
Front of the station, with a caboose to the side
General information
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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	112 East Central Avenue, Ada, Ohio
Coordinates	40°46′14″N 83°49′20″W
Built	1887
Architect	Pennsylvania Railroad
Architectural style	Stick-Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	98001014[1]
Added to NRHP	August 7, 1998

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.^[4]