Sonoma Depot

Sonoma Depot was a railway station in Sonoma, California.

Sonoma
Location284 1st St., W
Sonoma, California
History
Openedc. 1875–1880
Closed1942 (passenger)
c. 1970 (crew operations)
Rebuilt1979
Sonoma Depot
Sonoma Depot
Sonoma Depot
Coordinates38°17′46.18″N 122°27′26.86″W
Area2.82 acres (1 ha)
Builtc. 1875–1880
Built bySonoma Valley Railroad
Architectural styleBoard-and-batten
NRHP reference No.75000488[1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1975

History

Built by the Sonoma Valley Railroad some time between 1875 and 1880,[lower-alpha 1] the station served the narrow-gauge railway from a location on the northwest corner of Sonoma Plaza. Local pressure eventually led to relocation of the rail line and depot off of Spain Street. In 1890 the line, then owned by San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad,[2] was diverted around town and the station building was moved to the current location,[3] about 1,000 feet (300 m) north of its original site. Passenger service ended in 1942.[3]

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1975, only having been retired from serving as crew quarters a few years prior. The original building was destroyed in a fire in 1976 and was completely rebuilt in 1979[2] — despite this it remains on the register. Sonoma Depot is the centerpiece of Sonoma Depot Park, and has been reopened as a museum. It is a Sonoma historic landmark.

Citations
Notes
  1. The NRHP form lists a construction date as early as 1875, but many sources state 1880
References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mathes, Valerie; Smith, Diane; Mathes, Valerie Sherer (2004). Sonoma Valley. Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. p. 83. ISBN 978-1531615734.
  3. "Sonoma aims to form Historic Train District". Sonoma Index-Tribune. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  • Parmelee, Robert D. (1972). Pioneer Sonoma. Sonoma index-tribune. ASIN B0006CAVSI.


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