Redlands Trolley Barn
Redlands Central Railway Company Car Barn | |
Location | 746 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands, California |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built by | Taylor Bros. Brick Co. |
Architect | Fisher, John H. |
Architectural style | Mission Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 90002119[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 3, 1991 |
The Redlands Central Railway Company Car Barn is a historic car barn located at 746 East Citrus Avenue in Redlands, California, United States. The building was used to house electric railway cars, first for the Redlands Central Railway and later for the Pacific Electric Railway. The Redlands Central Railway was formed in 1907 by Henry and John H. Fisher, and its car barn was built the same year; it served a line along Citrus and Brookside Avenues in Redlands. The company merged with the San Bernardino Valley Traction Company (SBVT) in 1908, and its car barn became a secondary barn for the consolidated system. In 1911, the SBVT merged into the Pacific Electric Railway, Southern California's sprawling electric streetcar network. The car barn was used intermittently by the Pacific Electric for the next two decades and went out of service when the Citrus and Brookside Avenue line was converted to bus service. It is the only Pacific Electric car barn which is still standing and one of only two trolley barns remaining in Southern California.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1991.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Cozen, Darrell; Cameron, David G. (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Redlands Central Railway Company Car Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved May 3, 2015. Accompanied by photos.
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California
- Mission Revival architecture in California
- National Register of Historic Places in San Bernardino County, California
- Buildings and structures in Redlands, California
- Pacific Electric Railway
- Railway-related listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- Buildings and structures completed in 1907
- California Registered Historic Place stubs