. ~ ROCHESTER'S HISTORY ~ AN ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE . . The first New York Central Station at Rochester, NY .
The first train-shed of the Auburn Railroad at Mill Street in rochester, New York, built in 1840, was a rough wooden structure entered only from the east. when Dean Richmond became the first President of the original New York Central Railroad, among other rapid improvements, he built a new depot at Rochester, on the site of the Auburn shed. It was opened just prior to 1853, and stood for thirty years. The picture above, taken about 1865, shows the west end of the station, and a corner of the old Waverly House at State Street. From a lower balcony shown, it was planned to have Abraham Lincoln address the citizens of Rochester on a cold, Monday morning, February, 18, 1861, when on the way to his first inaugural; but plans were changed, and he spoke from the platform of the rear car at the west end of the station, shown in the picture. (Photo a gift from George T. frank. Original in possession of George King).
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