Benicia station is a former train station in Benicia, California. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot.
Benicia | |||||||||||||||
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 The station building in 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | 90 1st Street Benicia, California | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1902 | ||||||||||||||
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Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°02′41″N 122°09′44″W / 38.04472°N 122.16222°W | ||||||||||||||
| Built by | Southern Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 100001664 | ||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
History
editThe station building was constructed in 1897 for the town of Banta, California. It was built to Southern Pacific standard design No. 18.[1] The Southern Pacific moved the building to Benicia in 1902 to serve the town and the ferries crossing of the Carquinez Strait, the Solano and Contra Costa. Services greatly declined after 1930 and the opening of the Benicia–Martinez Bridge, which rendered the ferry transfer unnecessary. The depot housed the station agent and their family until 1958.[2] It was sold to the City of Benicia in 1974 and rehabilitated between 1999 and 2001.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2017.
See also
edit- Saint Helena Southern Pacific Railroad Depot — another SP depot built to the same design in California
References
edit- ^ "California State Historical Resources Commission to Consider 12 Properties for Action Including Sierraville School". Sierra Sun Times. July 22, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Rohrs, Sarah (August 27, 2017). "Benicia Train Depot On Track For Historic Registration". Benicia Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Widjojo, Irma (October 20, 2015). "Former Benicia train depot to be nominated for national registry". Benicia Times-Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
External links
edit Media related to Benicia station at Wikimedia Commons
- Benicia Main Street — headquartered in the depot
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