The Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Yuma, Arizona, was built as a Spanish Colonial Revival-style station by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1926.[1] Routes that served the station include the Sunset Limited, the Golden State, and the Imperial.
Southern Pacific Railroad Depot | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | Gila St., Yuma, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 32°43′24″N 114°36′54″W / 32.72333°N 114.61500°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Arguello, A.L.; Wakefield, Ceril H. |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000384[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1976 |
| Removed from NRHP | August 22, 2019 |
After Southern Pacific Railroad ceased passenger operations upon Amtrak's start in 1971, the station housed the Yuma Fine Arts Museum. The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The structure was razed in the summer of 1994 after a devastating fire damaged the building in the spring of 1993.[2] It was delisted from the National Register in 2019. The location is now used for the Yuma Armed Forces Park.
Amtrak passengers are now served at the Yuma Amtrak station which consists of two open platforms and a tunnel.
See also
edit- List of historic properties in Yuma, Arizona
- Southern Pacific Freight Depot (Yuma, Arizona) – also NRHP listed.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Coach Car-S.P. X7 – also NRHP listed.
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Yuma County, Arizona
| Preceding station | Southern Pacific Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Niland toward Los Angeles
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Sunset Route | Wellton toward New Orleans
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Wullenjohn, Chuck (December 11, 1994). "Yuma Needs a Proper Depot". Arizona Rail Passenger Association. Retrieved February 4, 2011.