Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot
Manzanola | ||||||||||||||||
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| Former ATSF passenger rail station | ||||||||||||||||
 Manzanola depot, seen from the southeast; the railroad tracks are behind the building | ||||||||||||||||
| Location |
212 North Grand Ave Manzanola, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°6′35.2″N 103°52′0.4″W / 38.109778°N 103.866778°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by |
Building: City of Manzanola Track: BNSF Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1913[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1973[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 212 North Grand Ave., Manzanola, Colorado | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°6′35.2″N 103°52′0.4″W / 38.109778°N 103.866778°WCoordinates: 38°6′35.2″N 103°52′0.4″W / 38.109778°N 103.866778°W | |||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.27 acres | |||||||||||||||
| Built | 1913 | |||||||||||||||
| Architect | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Mission Revival[2] | |||||||||||||||
| MPS | Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 MPS | |||||||||||||||
| NRHP Reference # | 04000363[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 2004[4] | |||||||||||||||
The Santa Fe Railway Monzanola Depot, also known as Manzanola Station, was an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Manzanola, Colorado. Now used as a town hall, the property has been on the National Register of Historic Places since April 28, 2004.[4][5]
History
The single track railroad line to Pueblo, Colorado was completed by the Santa Fe Railway in 1876.[5] Although the track existed, the depot wasn't built until 1913. The station first opened with both freight and passenger services. The depot was finally closed by the railroad in 1973.[5] The station remained vacant until, in 1976, it was donated to the city of Manzanola. In 1991, a senior center opened in the former waiting room area.[1]
Restoration
Most of the building has been in a steady decline since the donation to the town in 1976.[5] Until 2007, the only part of the station in use was the east side, with a small senior center. With the grand opening in November 2007, the new depot houses the town hall and police department.[6] The construction was done by White Construction Group.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot. Retrieved March 10, 2011
- ↑ Manzanola Train Station. Retrieved March 10, 2011
- ↑ Listings in Otero County, Colorado. National Register of Historical Places. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- 1 2 "National and state registers in Otero County". Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "Manzanola Train Station Historic Restoration" (PDF). Colorado Brownfields Foundation & Development Research Partners, Inc. July 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ↑ Tom Noel (August 30, 2009). "Digging up history in southeastern Colorado". Denver Post. p. D-06.
- ↑ "White Construction Group Completes Restoration of Manzanola Train Depot and Fulfills Employee’s Dream" (PDF). White Construction Group. November 29, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
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