Caliente station
Caliente Railroad Depot | |
Nevada Historical Marker No. 249
| |
 | |
   | |
| Location | 100 Depot Avenue Caliente, Nevada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°36′46″N 114°30′51″W / 37.61278°N 114.51417°W |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | John and Donald Parkinson |
| Architectural style | Mission Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001146 |
| MARKER No. | 249 |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1974 |
Caliente Railroad Depot is a historic Mission Revival Style railway station, located in Caliente, Lincoln County, Nevada. The Depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is Nevada Historical Marker number 249.[1]
History
The Caliente Railroad Depot was built by the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (later the Union Pacific Railroad) in 1923 to serve the railroad's division point on the mainline between Los Angeles, California, and Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
The depot is a two story wood frame stucco building. The first floor held the passenger waiting room, station agent's office and other railroad offices. The second floor was used as a hotel.[2][3]
The division point at Caliente served as a maintenance facility and was a base for helper locomotives. In the 1950s, as diesel locomotives replaced steam, the railroad no longer needed to use the Caliente site. Maintenance of the locomotives was moved to Las Vegas in 1948.[2]
Until 1993, the station saw service on Amtrak's Desert Wind.
Present day
In 1970, the building was turned over to the city of Caliente. In order to preserve the depot structure, the city moved its municipal services into the building. The Caliente Railroad Depot is now the Caliente city hall, library, and art gallery.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Union Pacific Depot-1923". Lincoln County Historical Markers. Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Inez C. (1973). "Caliente Railroad Depot". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ a b "Caliente Railroad Depot". Nevada Commission on Tourism. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
- Union Pacific Railroad stations
- Railway hotels in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Lincoln County, Nevada
- Former Amtrak stations in Nevada
- Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
- Railway stations opened in 1923
- Nevada Historical Markers
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Railway freight houses on the National Register of Historic Places
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1923
- Visitor attractions in Lincoln County, Nevada
- John and Donald Parkinson buildings
- Mission Revival architecture in Nevada
- National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Nevada
- Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada