Allen Water Station

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Allen Water Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Allen, Texas Train Water Station.JPG
Stone dam at Allen Water Station in 2012
Allen Water Station is located in Texas
Allen Water Station
Allen Water Station
LocationN. of Exchange Pkwy on Cottonwood Creek,
Allen, Texas
Coordinates33°7′6″N 96°39′56″W / 33.11833°N 96.66556°W / 33.11833; -96.66556Coordinates: 33°7′6″N 96°39′56″W / 33.11833°N 96.66556°W / 33.11833; -96.66556
Area5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built byHouston & Texas Central RR Co., Southern Pacific RR
NRHP reference No.09000980[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 2009

The Allen Water Station is a district of structures representing different items built in the 1870s by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad at the Allen Depot water stop. The site includes six contributing structures: the Water Station site, the 1874 Dam, a section of railroad tracks and bed, a 1910 railroad bridge, and the ruins of the water tank and pumping facility.[2]

See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination form" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission.[permanent dead link]

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