Kevin station

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Kevin station, in Kevin, Montana, was built by the Great Northern Railroad in Kevin, Montana in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as the Kevin Depot.[1]

Kevin Depot
Kevin station is located in Montana
Kevin station
Kevin station is located in the United States
Kevin station
LocationCentral Ave. and 1st St., Kevin, Montana
Coordinates48°44′45″N 111°58′04″W / 48.745719°N 111.96766°W / 48.745719; -111.96766
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1903
Built byGreat Northern Railroad
NRHP reference No.80002433[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1980

It was deemed to be "architecturally significant because it is typical of small town stations of turn-of-the-century Montana. The Great Northern Railroad created the Kevin site for steam locomotives to take on water half-way on their journey from the high-line to the Canadian border. Rainwater was collected in a pit behind the station. These small stations have all but disappeared; Kevin is one of the few left."[2]

It is a 24 by 84 feet (7.3 m × 25.6 m) structure with a square bay on one side and an addition built in 1925. It was moved two blocks from its railroad right-of-way location in 1979, with intention that the moved building would be used as a senior citizens center.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Pam Porter (December 31, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kevin Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved June 28, 2017. With two photos from 1979.
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