Historical Marker - San Carlos Station ~ San Carlos, California
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brwhiz
N 37° 30.446 W 122° 15.597
10S E 565407 N 4151423
This Historical Marker, donated by the San Carlos Lions Club, is mounted on a small concrete monument in the breezeway of the San Carlos Caltrain Station in downtown San Carlos, California.
Waymark Code: WMFK9Q
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2012
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The Lions Club Historical Marker reads:
San Carlos Station
1888 - 1988
Southern Pacific constructed this
station in 1888 to meet the needs of
the new town of San Carlos. The use
of the Richardsonian Romanesque
Revival style of architecture was
exceedingly rare for railroad depots
in California. This style and the use
of Almaden sandstone are strong
links to Stanford University and its
architect, Charles Coolidge, who may
have designed this station. The station
has served as a church, post office,
library and restaurant. It was
designated as a city Landmark in 1976
and in 1984 it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places.
Donated by the San Carlos Lions Club
May 1988