Mentor station
Mentor | |||||||||||
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Deekers Sidetracks in August 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 8445 Station Street Mentor, Ohio 44060 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°40′44″N 81°20′18″W / 41.6789°N 81.3383°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (1890 – 1914) New York Central (1914 – 19??) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Architectural style | Vernacular | ||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.deekerssidetracks.com | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | c. 1870-1874 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1949 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1890 | ||||||||||
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Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR Depot and Freight House | |||||||||||
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.4 ha) | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 78002092 | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1978 | ||||||||||
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Mentor is a former railroad depot located on Station Street in Mentor, Ohio. The station opened in 1890. A defunct New York Central freight house is located across the tracks from the depot. The depot is currently open and used by a restaurant. Mentor station is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR Depot and Freight House.