F.L. ROUNDS COAL COMPANY BUILDING Vestal, New York

F. L . R O U N D S
C O A L C O M PA N Y B U I L D I N G
Ve s t a l , N e w Yo r k
P res s R i g ht A r ro w K ey t o A d va nce S l i d es
On May 31, 2013, the
Preservation Association
of the Southern Tier
presented its Historic
Preservation Award to
Town of Vestal Historian
Margaret Hadsell and the
Town of Vestal for
renovation and adaptive
reuse of the Rounds Coal
Company Building.
The awards ceremony
included Proclamations
from New York State
Assemblywoman Donna
Lupardo and Senator
Thomas Libous.
PAST President Roger Luther, Town of Vestal Historian Margaret Hadsell, New York
State Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo
Rounds Coal Company Building, ca. 1950
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HIS TORY
In 1881, at the age of 24, Fayette L. Rounds
became the passenger and express agent
or the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad’s station at Vestal, a position he
held for nearly 25 years. The Vestal station
supplied tenders with anthracite coal from
the tipple, or silos, located along a large
wooden trestle behind the depot.
In 1881, at the age of 24, Fayette L. Rounds
became the passenger and express agent
or the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad’s station at Vestal, a position he
held for nearly 25 years. The Vestal station
supplied tenders with anthracite coal from
the tipple, or silos, located along a large
wooden trestle behind the depot.
Fayette bought the coal business from the
railroad and opened the F.L. Rounds Coal
Company which grew to be one of the
largest suppliers in the region. He soon
hired architect C.A. Olmstead to design the
unique building which was constructed in
1908 and located on Main Street in Vestal.
Rounds Coal Company Building, ca. 1950
Fairbanks scale, replaced original Jones scale in 1921
C o a l Ti p p l e , f l o o d e d
THE MOVE
In 2003 the property was sold with the stipulation that the
building be deeded to the town or the Vestal Historical Society.
The building was moved to the present position straddling the
Rail Trail on Sunday, October 8, 2006 as hundreds watched.
T O D AY
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