Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot

Manzanola Former ATSF passenger rail station
Station statistics
Address	212 North Grand Ave Manzanola, Colorado
Coordinates	38°6′35″N 103°51′59″W / 38.10972°N 103.86639°W / 38.10972; -103.86639
Structure	at-grade
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Opened	1913[1]
Closed	1973[1]
Owned by	Building: City of Manzanola Track: BNSF Railway
Services
Former services     Preceding station   Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway   Following station Fowler toward Denver Denver Branch Rocky Ford toward La Junta
Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location: 212 North Grand Ave., Manzanola, Colorado Coordinates: 38°6′35″N 103°51′59″W / 38.10972°N 103.86639°W / 38.10972; -103.86639Coordinates: 38°6′35″N 103°51′59″W / 38.10972°N 103.86639°W / 38.10972; -103.86639 Area: 2.27 acres Built: 1913 Architect: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Architectural style: Mission Revival[3] Governing body: Local MPS: Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 MPS NRHP Reference#: 04000363[2] Added to NRHP: April 28, 2004[4]

The Santa Fe Railway Monzanola Depot, also known as Manzanola Station, was a Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Manzanola, Colorado. Now used as a town hall, the property has been on the National Register of Historic Places since April 28, 2004.^[4][5]

History

The single track railroad line to Pueblo, Colorado was completed by the Santa Fe Railway in 1876.^[5] Although the track existed, the depot wasn't built until 1913. The station first opened with both freight and passenger services. The depot was finally closed by the railroad in 1973.^[5] The station remained vacant until, in 1976, it was donated to the city of Manzanola. In 1991, a senior center opened in the former waiting room area.^[1]

Restoration

Most of the building has been in a steady decline since the donation to the town in 1976.^[5] Until 2007, the only part of the station in use was the east side, with a small senior center. With the grand opening in November 2007, the new depot houses the town hall and police department.^[6] The construction was done by White Construction Group.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Santa Fe Railway Manzanola Depot. Retrieved March 10, 2011
2. ^ Listings in Otero County, Colorado. National Register of Historical Places. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
3. ^ Manzanola Train Station. Retrieved March 10, 2011
4. ^ ^{a b} "National and state registers in Otero County". Colorado Historical Society. http://www.coloradohistory-oahp.org/programareas/register/1503/cty/ot.htm#manzanola. Retrieved March 10, 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b c d} "Manzanola Train Station Historic Restoration" (PDF). Colorado Brownfields Foundation & Development Research Partners, Inc.. July 2007. http://www.coloradobrownfieldsfoundation.org/files/Manzanola_Depot_Case_Study_FINAL.pdf. Retrieved March 10, 2011. 
6. ^ Tom Noel (August 30, 2009). "Digging up history in southeastern Colorado". Denver Post: p. D-06. 
7. ^ "White Construction Group Completes Restoration of Manzanola Train Depot and Fulfills Employee’s Dream" (PDF). White Construction Group. November 29, 2007. http://www.whitecg.com/documents/11.29Manzanola.pdf. Retrieved March 10, 2011. 

External Links

• Manzanola Santa Fe Depot / Town Hall
• Picture
• Picture from Flickr