Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (Missoula, Montana)

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Northern Pacific Railroad Depot
File:Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (2012) - Missoula County, Montana.png
The depot in 2012
Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (Missoula, Montana) is located in Montana
Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (Missoula, Montana)
Location Railroad and Higgins Avenue
Missoula, Montana
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Built 1901 (1901)
Architect Reed and Stem
Architectural style Simplified Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 85000644[1]
Added to NRHP March 28, 1985

The Northern Pacific Railroad Depot in Missoula, Montana, was built by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1901. The current structure is the third depot built in Missoula by the Northern Pacific, which reached Missoula in 1883.[2]

The coming of the Northern Pacific Railway to Missoula ensured the town's economic prosperity as a major transportation hub in Western Montana.[3] The first depot in Missoula was constructed in 1883 and was located approximately 800 feet (240 m) west of the current structure. This depot was planned to be replaced in 1896, but the replacement depot was destroyed by arson before it was completed. The current depot, which was completed in 1901, was designed by noted architects Reed and Stem of St. Paul, Minnesota, in a simplified Renaissance Revival style of architecture.[2] Reed and Stem designed over 100 railroad depots, including the Grand Central Terminal in New York City.[2][4][5]

The depot is constructed in brick, with a terra cotta tile roof.[2] It features a main three-story structure flanked by one story wings on each side. The main structure is divided by brick columns into six bays, with the outer four columns on each side sporting the Northern Pacific black and red yin-yang logo. The wings are likewise divided into four bays. The main structure has a hipped roof with terra cotta tiles, while the wings feature flat roofs.[6]

Passenger trains of the Northern Pacific stopped at the depot through 1971, when passenger service in the United States was taken over by Amtrak. Amtrak continued to provide service to Missoula with the North Coast Hiawatha until 1979.[7]

The depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1985,[1] and is considered to be the most prominent structure symbolizing the importance of the railroad in developing and transforming Missoula's economy.[2]

Near the depot is the preserved Northern Pacific #1356 4-6-0 steam locomotive.[6][8][9]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Register Information System
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 McDonald, Babcock 1984, p. 3.
  3. ↑ McDonald, Babcock 1984, p. 6.
  4. ↑ Missoula Downtown Association
  5. ↑ Belle 2000, p. 52.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 McDonald, Babcock 1984, p. 2.
  7. ↑ 4.0 Passenger Rail, p. 1.
  8. ↑ Northern Pacific locomotive 1356
  9. ↑ Google Maps

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