Palmer Depot

Palmer Depot
Location AK 1, Palmer, Alaska
Coordinates 61°36′24″N 149°6′34″W / 61.60667°N 149.10944°W / 61.60667; -149.10944Coordinates: 61°36′24″N 149°6′34″W / 61.60667°N 149.10944°W / 61.60667; -149.10944
Area less than one acre
Built 1935 (1935)
NRHP Reference # 78000530[1]
Added to NRHP January 9, 1978

The Palmer Depot is a historic train station at South Valley Way and Evergreen Avenue in Palmer, Alaska. It is a large three-section single story frame structure, built in 1935 to provide transportation services to the newly-established Matanuska Valley Colony. The main section is the former warehouse, which is 94 feet (29 m) long. The next section, with a lower profile than the warehouse, housed baggage facilities, a passenger waiting area, and living quarters for the station agent. The third section, the smallest of the three, houses the former ticketing office.[2] The building now houses a community center.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Palmer Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  3. "Palmer Community Center". City of Palmer. Retrieved 2015-01-24.


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