Palmer Depot
Appearance
Palmer Depot | |
Location | AK 1, Palmer, Alaska |
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Coordinates | 61°36′24″N 149°6′34″W / 61.60667°N 149.10944°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1935 |
NRHP reference No. | 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]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Palmer Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Palmer Community Center". City of Palmer. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
Categories:
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Buildings and structures completed in 1935
- Buildings and structures in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
- Community centers in the United States
- Former Alaska Railroad stations
- National Register of Historic Places in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs