Anchorage Depot

Anchorage
Location 411 West 1st Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
United States
Owned by Alaska Railroad
Platforms 1 side platform 1 Island
Tracks 4
Construction
Architect William A. Manley
History
Opened 1942
Rebuilt 1948
Services
Preceding station   Alaska Railroad   Following station
TerminusDenali Star
toward Fairbanks
TerminusCoastal Classic
toward Seward
TerminusGlacier Discovery
toward Grandview
TerminusAurora Winter Train
toward Fairbanks
Anchorage Depot
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location Anchorage, Alaska
Coordinates 61°13′18″N 149°53′26″W / 61.22167°N 149.89056°W / 61.22167; -149.89056Coordinates: 61°13′18″N 149°53′26″W / 61.22167°N 149.89056°W / 61.22167; -149.89056
Area less than one acre
Built 1942
Built by Alaska Railroad, J.B. Warrack Company
Architect William A. Manley
NRHP Reference # 99001027[1]
AHRS # ANC-00362
Added to NRHP August 27, 1999

Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star.[2] The station is a Moderne-style three story concrete building, built in 1942 and enlarged in 1948.[3]

It is located at the base of a hill, below downtown Anchorage. It measures 338 feet (103 m) by 45 feet (14 m).

In 1999, it was deemed significant in the history of transportation in Alaska and nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The depot, built of concrete and steel and well-equipped, was held to represent the railroad's transition from wooden structures and equipment inadequate for challenges of the World War II era and since.[3]:

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1999.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Depot Locations". Alaska Railroad.
  3. 1 2 James Blasingame (March 24, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Anchorage Depot / Alaska Railroad Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 2, 2016. with three photos from 1999 and one from 1942-1947

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