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The Dover, De station was designed by William Holmes Cookman in 1911 and
additions by him in in 1914. Cookman was the PRR's in house replacement for
Joseph Miller Wilson and the Wilson Bros. & Co. Along with several other
prominent in house architects from 1890 untill the last of the PRR
improvement phases in the 1940's, Cookman designed many standard structures
such as the PRR Phila. Produce bldg., Perryville, MD (and 5 other sites),
Lancaster, Pa, Freeport, PA, Greensburg, Pa. and hundreds more.
Now for a treat. Attached is a post card of the original station that
Cookman replaced. It may be argued that he actually revised this structure
for in PRR meeting notes it states that the original structure was
incorporated and expanded.
Of course there is much more but too much for the scope of a e-mail document
so that's all for now.
EuGene Paoli
stationman_@_prodigy.net

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Bernie Wagenblast <brwagenblast_@_comcast.net>
To: RSHS Depot <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:32 PM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Dover, DE


> Photo link:
> http://www.doverpost.com/wklyart/99-RRstation.jpg
>
> Former train station, court officially opened as state offices
> Dover Post
>
> NEW LIFE FOR A FAMILIAR LANDMARK: Once a welcome sight along the old
> Pennsylvania Railroad line, the former Dover train station at the end of
> Loockerman Street got a new lease on life during ceremonies held at the
> station Friday afternoon. The station, which closed when passenger rail
> service to Dover ceased in 1965, was used by the Justice of the Peace
Court
> until it moved to new facilities in 1998. After a $1.4 million renovation,
> the building was renamed for George V. Massey, a prominent 19th-century
> Dover attorney who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to Dover.
Photo
> by Jeff Brown.
>
>             Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and Lt. Gov. John C. Carney Jr., cut the
> ribbon at George V. Massey Station in Dover, the former train station and
> Justice of the Peace Court that has been refurbished and now contains a
> number of education related state agencies.
>
>             Dover Mayor James Hutchison, Rep. Donna Stone (R-32) and state
> Secretary of Administrative Services Gloria Homer joined Gov. Minner and
Lt.
> Gov. Carney for the official opening of the building located on the west
end
> of Loockerman Street.
>
>             Renovation was completed on the late 19th century building in
> December in a project that will be on time and on budget.
>
>             "One of the objectives of my Livable Delaware agenda is to
> encourage redevelopment of existing structures in existing areas rather
than
> building new buildings that destroy open space." Gov. Minner said.
>
> "Here we have a building that has been preserved and adapted, which will
> help keep people and businesses in downtown Dover and which is convenient
> and accessible to the people it will serve. This project is a win any way
> you look at it."
>
>             Offices now housed in the building include several adult
> education agencies, including the Adult Community Educators Network, the
> Organization of Adult Alumni and Students in Service and the state's
> Diploma-At-A-Distance program.
>
>             Other tenants include Advisory Council on Career and
Vocational
> Education, the Business Industry Education Alliance and the Governor's
> Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens.
>
>             "This is a great situation for the adult literacy community,"
> said Lt. Gov. Carney, who chairs the Interagency Council on Adult
Literacy.
> "This new location will make communication among the various agencies
easier
> and will allow students the opportunity to take advantage of several
> programs during the same visit."
>
>             Mayor Hutchison said the project is a step forward in the
> revitalization of downtown Dover and showed the commitment of the state to
> helping communities their goals.
>
>             In 2000, House Bill 656 sponsored by state Rep. Nancy Wagner
> (R-31) named the building George V. Massey Station after the 19th century
> Dover attorney who convinced the Pennsylvania Railroad to build the
station.
>
> =================================
> The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org
>

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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