- Duluth Depot
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The Depot 
Established 1973 Location Duluth, Minnesota Type Railway museum Website duluthdepot.org Duluth Union Depot
Location: Duluth, Minnesota Coordinates: 46°46′54″N 92°6′13″W / 46.78167°N 92.10361°WCoordinates: 46°46′54″N 92°6′13″W / 46.78167°N 92.10361°W Built: 1892 Architect: Peabody & Stearns Architectural style: Renaissance, Other Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 71001028[1] Added to NRHP: December 9, 1971 The Depot was built in 1892, served seven different rail lines, and accommodated 5,000 passengers. In 1973 it re-opened, housing the Duluth Art Institute, Duluth Children's Museum, Lake Superior Railroad Museum, St. Louis County Historical Society Museum, North Shore Scenic Railroad, and five performing arts organizations.
Between 1977 and 1985 it served Amtrak's Arrowhead (Minneapolis–Duluth) and North Star (Chicago–Duluth). Renovations to the depot have been proposed to serve the Northern Lights Express rail service from Minneapolis to Duluth.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
Categories:- Railway stations opened in 1892
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Railway stations in Minnesota
- Peabody and Stearns buildings
- Museums in Duluth, Minnesota
- Art museums in Minnesota
- History museums in Minnesota
- Railroad museums in Minnesota
- Former Amtrak stations in Minnesota
- United States museum stubs
- Minnesota Registered Historic Place stubs
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