Palmer Depot

Palmer Depot
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location Corner of Evergreen Avenue and South Valley Way, Palmer, Alaska
Coordinates 61°36′00″N 149°06′49″W / 61.59999°N 149.11362°W / 61.59999; -149.11362Coordinates: 61°36′00″N 149°06′49″W / 61.59999°N 149.11362°W / 61.59999; -149.11362
Area less than one acre
Built 1935 (1935)
Built by Alaska Railroad
Architect A.M. Truesdell
Part of Matanuska Colony Community Center (#91000773)
NRHP Reference # 78000530[1]
AHRS # ANC-089
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 9, 1978
Designated CP June 21, 1991
Designated AHRS August 14, 1975

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] and was added as a contributing property to Matanuska Colony Community Center in 1991.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Palmer Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  3. ↑ "Palmer Community Center". City of Palmer. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  4. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Matanuska Colony Community Center" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 29, 2017.


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