South Torrington Union Pacific Depot

South Torrington Union Pacific Depot
South Torrington Union Pacific depot, now part of the Homesteaders Museum
Location U.S. 85, Torrington, Wyoming
Coordinates 42°2′53″N 104°11′1.3″W / 42.04806°N 104.183694°WCoordinates: 42°2′53″N 104°11′1.3″W / 42.04806°N 104.183694°W
Built 1926
Architect Underwood,Gilbert Stanley, & Co.
Architectural style Mission Revival-Spanish Colonial Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 74002025
Added to NRHP December 31, 1974[1]

The South Torrington Union Pacific Depot was built in 1926 just to the south of Torrington, Wyoming. It was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood in the Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival as a combined passenger and freight depot.

The line was principally intended to serve a sugar refinery in the vicinity.[2] By 1928 it was extended to serve as a cutoff from the Union Pacific branch along the North Platte River to the main transcontinental line and was known as the North Platte Cutoff.[3]

The ground level comprises a freight and baggage room, a holdover room and record room, agent's office, passenger waiting room, toilets and a hallway leading to the upstairs apartment. A basement includes a storage room and a furnace room. The upstairs portion contains living quarters for the station agent, including a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "South Torrington Union Pacific Depot". Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Junge, Mark (May 6, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: South Torrington Union Pacific Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-08-02.

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