Andes Railroad Station
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Andes Station, branch MP 8.45, was the busiest railroad station on the Delaware and Northern's Andes Branch, serving the bustling Village of Andes
Andes (hamlet), New York
Andes is a hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States. The population was 289 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village.Andes is located on Route 28 and is the only significant community in the Town of Andes.- History :...

, and was also at the branch's northern terminus. It was fully erected, including minor details, in 1907, a year after the branch opened up.

The station was abandoned when the Delaware & Northern abandoned the Andes branch in 1921, and was left to a poor fate. It is currently on the property of a lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....

 mill
Sawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....

, and was being used as a tool house until it was purchased by the Town of Andes. It is currently being restored by the town.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2004.
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