The Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot is a historic railroad freight depot located at 110 North Cedar Street on the southwest corner of Northwest Second Street in Abilene, Kansas. Like the passenger depot nearby, it was originally built in 1928 (though not opened until 1929), designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood and was constructed by G.A. Johnson & Sons company in Chicago.[2] The depot was in the Mission/Spanish Revival architectural style, though it also contains some Greek revival elements.
Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot | |
.jpg) The station as seen in 2014 | |
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| Location | 110 N. Cedar St., Abilene, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′58″N 97°13′01″W / 38.91611°N 97.21694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1928 |
| Built by | Johnson, G.A., & Sons |
| Architect | Gilbert Stanley Underwood |
| Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000894[1]-* |
| Added to NRHP | September 2, 1993 |
The station began to decline in the post-World War 2 era, when railroads were focusing on receiving more of their freight through yards and industrial sidings. Union Pacific sold the freight house to Abilene Iron and Metal in 1974. In 1980 it was sold to a man named Gordon Davis, Jr., who himself sold the building to painting contractor Tim Geske in 1987. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 1993.[3] Today, the station serves as a paint and hardware store.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Abilene Travel Information Center (Visit Abilene, Kansas.org)
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved February 9, 2023. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Geske Interiors in Abilene, Kansas (Chamber of Commerce.com)