Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
Benicia | |
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 The station building in 2007 | |
| Location | 90 1st St. Benicia, California |
| History | |
| Opened | 1902 |
Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot | |
| Coordinates | 38°02′41″N 122°09′44″W / 38.04472°N 122.16222°WCoordinates: 38°02′41″N 122°09′44″W / 38.04472°N 122.16222°W |
| Built by | Southern Pacific Railroad |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001664 |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2017 |
The Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot is a former train station in Benicia, California.
History[]
The station building was constructed in 1897 for the town of Banta, California. The Southern Pacific moved the building to Benicia in 1902 to serve the town and the ferries crossing of the Carquinez Strait, the Solano and Contra Costa. Services greatly declined after 1930 and the opening of the Benicia–Martinez Bridge, which rendered the ferry transfer unnecessary. The depot housed the station agent and their family until 1958.[1] It was sold to the City of Benicia in 1974 and rehabilitated between 1999 and 2001.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2017.
Design[]
The station was built to Southern Pacific standard design No. 18.[3]
See also[]
- Saint Helena Southern Pacific Railroad Depot — another SP depot built to the same design in California
References[]
- ^ Rohrs, Sarah (27 August 2017). "Benicia Train Depot On Track For Historic Registration". Benicia Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2021. Cite magazine requires
|magazine=(help) - ^ Widjojo, Irma (20 October 2015). "Former Benicia train depot to be nominated for national registry". Benicia Times-Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "California State Historical Resources Commission to Consider 12 Properties for Action Including Sierraville School". Sierra Sun Times. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Benicia station at Wikimedia Commons
- Benicia Main Street — headquartered in the depot
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