Issaquah station, also known as Issaquah Depot or the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Depot, is a former railway station located in Issaquah, Washington, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1889 as a passenger station and freight warehouse for the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E),[2] serving what was then known as Gilman, Washington (and as Squak Valley until 1888). The town was renamed Issaquah around the turn of the century. Only a few years after the depot's opening, in the 1890s, the SLS&E was taken over by the Northern Pacific Railway.[2]
Issaquah Depot | |
 Issaquah Depot in 2009 | |
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| Location | 78 1st Ave NW, Issaquah, WA 98027 |
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| Coordinates | 47°31′51.8″N 122°2′7.5″W / 47.531056°N 122.035417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889[2] |
| Architectural style | Vernacular depot |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001461[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1990[2] |
The Issaquah Depot's use as a passenger station ended in the 1940s, and Northern Pacific abandoned the building in 1962.[2]
The City of Issaquah purchased the building in 1984.[2] Restoration began in 1985[3] and was completed in the early 1990s, and the depot now operates as a museum, managed by the non-profit Issaquah Historical Museums (formerly known as the Issaquah Historical Society). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Spanger, Greg (January 1990) [December 1987]. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Issaquah Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Issaquah Depot Makes Historic List". The Seattle Times. October 25, 1990. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Issaquah Depot at Wikimedia Commons
- Issaquah Depot Museum page at Issaquah History Museums site