Colfax Freight Depot
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brwhiz
N 39° 06.066 W 120° 57.187
10S E 676998 N 4329990
The Colfax Freight Depot, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a fitting companion to the Colfax Passenger Depot located across the tracks and one block south of this freight facility.
Waymark Code: WMFK8G
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2012
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The historic marker mounted on the west side of the depot reads:
Colfax Freight Depot
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
14 Nov. 1999 NPS. 99001564-000
Built circa 1880 by Central Pacific Railroad Company. Constructed of wood using Standard S.P. design known as Freight House #2. Exhibiting the Victorian era stick style. This building is the only freight depot of this type remaining in Placer County.
The freight depot served as the transfer point and terminus for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. The N.C.N.G. transported passengers, mining supplies, gold and fruit from 20 April, 1876 to 10 July 1942.
In 1871, Morris Lobner, at age 22, was appointed as agent for the Central Pacific Railroad by Collis P. Huntington. He served 46 years in Colfax.
The freight depot was retired from railroad use in 1963.
Dedicated Founder's Day, 18 Sept., 2004
Plaque donated by Gary and Pene Todd, present owners
& Colfax Area Historical Society