Northern Pacific Depot (Villard, Minnesota)

For other places with the same name, see Northern Pacific Depot (disambiguation).
Northern Pacific Depot
Villard's Northern Pacific Depot from the southwest
Location Washington Avenue & County Highway 28, Villard, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°42′55.5″N 95°16′10.5″W / 45.715417°N 95.269583°W / 45.715417; -95.269583Coordinates: 45°42′55.5″N 95°16′10.5″W / 45.715417°N 95.269583°W / 45.715417; -95.269583
Area Less than one acre
Built 1882
Architect Unknown
NRHP Reference # 83003760[1]
Added to NRHP October 6, 1983

The Northern Pacific Depot or Villard Depot is a historic railway station in Villard, Minnesota, United States, built in 1882. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for having local significance in exploration/settlement and transportation. The depot was constructed upon the completion of a new Northern Pacific Railway line and the platting of a new trackside town named after the railway's president Henry Villard. The Little Falls and Dakota Branch line, running between Little Falls and Morris, Minnesota, provided a key link between the agricultural region of west-central Minnesota and the Great Lakes port of Duluth.[2] The depot now marks the eastern terminus of the Villard–Starbuck Trail, a rail trail in development from Villard through Glenwood, Starbuck, and on to Glacial Lakes State Park.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Gimmestad, Dennis (1983-05-03). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Northern Pacific Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Cycling Trails". MinnewaskaArea.com. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
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