Abilene and Northern Railway Depot - Abilene, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 26.840 W 099° 43.789
14S E 431401 N 3590255
The building was erected in 1929 as a depot for the Abilene Northern and Abilene Southern railroads.
Waymark Code: WM13C3H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2020
Views: 4
After the depot was no longer used by the railroad, it became vacant and was purchased in the 1990s to be a restaurant. The restaurant never got off the ground. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
NRHP Registation Form
"he Abilene and Northern Railway Company Depot is a 1-story, Mission Revival building with a rectangular plan and a flat roof. The foundation and walls are brick. The
depot occupies the northeast comer of Locust and South Second streets in Abilene's central business district. It has been moderately altered since its original construction in about 1929.
Although it no longer is used as a passenger depot and presently contains offices, the building is in good condition.
The building faces south onto South Second Street. The front has inset cast stone panels on brick veneer walls; one reads "Abilene" and the other "Burlington Route." A small, red tile, shed roof extends over a 3-sided bay window on this elevation. Both the front (south) and rear (north) elevations have a Mission Revival styled parapet with cast
stone coping. The building's windows and most original doors have b^n replaced with modem ones or are covered with wood paneling. Masonry work reminiscent of quoins is on the comers but its irregular configuration gives the building a somewhat awkward finish.