Union Pacific Overland Freight Depot - Abilene KS - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

The Union Pacific Railroad Depot has a matching freight depot built in the same Spanish Colonial Revival style. It is now used by a painting company.



"California architect, Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed Abilene's Union Pacific Railroad Depot and the matching freight depot to the West, in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The building was constructed in 1928 and passenger service began in 1929.

Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Abilene from this site in 1911, for West Point and his future military career. At that time there was an older 3-story depot/hotel building located on the site. The official end of the Chisholm Trail, the original site of Texas Street and the Historic Post Office Block can be seen from the East portico entrance.

When the UP Railroad announced intentions to close the depot building in 1986, a community-wide campaign was launched to preserve the depot. Renovation costs were shared equally between city funds & community fund-raising efforts.

The Abilene Civic Center was officially dedicated in 1988 as a public use facility. It has since housed hundreds of meetings, seminars, family gatherings and more! Both the passenger depot and the freight depot were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991." (http://www.abilenecityhall.com/index.aspx?NID=90)

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Paint Store What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Union Station Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]

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