Central Pacific Railroad Depot (Lovelock, Nevada)

The Central Pacific Railroad Depot in Lovelock, Nevada was erected in 1880 in the Stick style or Eastlake style, functioning as the principal point of access to the town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The building was originally located on the northeast corner of West Broadway Avenue and Main Street, but was moved by the town in 1999 to its present site across Broadway Avenue.[2]

Lovelock, NV
Lovelock station in June 2014.
Location1005 West Broadway Avenue, Lovelock, Nevada 89419
Line(s)Union Pacific Railroad
History
Opened1880
ClosedMay 11, 1997
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Sparks
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Winnemucca
toward Chicago
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Hazen
toward Oakland Pier
 Overland Route Oreana
toward Ogden
Central Pacific Railroad Depot
Location1005 W. Broadway Ave., Lovelock, Nevada
Coordinates40°10′47″N 118°28′22″W
Built1880
ArchitectBrown, Arthur; Central Pacific Railroad
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.04000300
Added to NRHPApril 15, 2004[1]

The building consists of two wood frame sections; a 1½ story section to the south comprising the baggage room, and a two-story section to the north containing the passenger waiting room, agent's office and agent's quarters. Both portions are extensively detailed with finials, braces, brackets and flat board trim. The depot was built to the Central Pacific Railroad's "Combination Depot #2" design, the only example of its type in Nevada, but one of six built on the Central Pacific system. None of the other five examples is known to have survived.[2]

The station was a regular stop for transcontinental train traffic, and was expanded in 1917. The Amtrak California Zephyr stopped at the station until May 11, 1997.[3]:134 When what was now the Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to tear the depot down in 1998 the City of Lovelock expressed interest in the building. The same year the railroad signed over the building and a $42,500 donation, the projected cost of demolition.[4] The town moved it from railroad property, completing a restoration in 2000,[2] with help from prison labor. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] The depot is leased to private retail businesses.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Bedeau, Michael A. (February 6, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Central Pacific Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. Sanders, Craig (2006). Amtrak in the Heartland. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253027931.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. "Railroad Depot". City of Lovelock. 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
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