Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot

Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot in 2009
Location:	300 Depot Lane, Ontario, Oregon
Coordinates:	44°1′25.2″N 116°57′44.2″W / 44.023667°N 116.962278°W / 44.023667; -116.962278Coordinates: 44°1′25.2″N 116°57′44.2″W / 44.023667°N 116.962278°W / 44.023667; -116.962278
Built:	1906–1907[2]
Architectural style:	Richardsonian Romanesque, Queen Anne[2]
Governing body:	Public
NRHP Reference#:	99000950[1]
Added to NRHP:	August 5, 1999[2]

The Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot is a former railway station located in Ontario, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] It was constructed in 1907 by the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) for its subsidiary, the Oregon Short Line Railroad (OSL), to replace an 1885 OSL depot that had been located just to the south and had been a simple wood-frame structure.^[2] The building is made of concrete block cast to imitate stone, and with red brick trim and other ornamental features. The City of Ontario purchased the building from UP in 1996, but as of 1999^[2] the land remained owned by UP and was being leased to the city. The station was added to the NRHP in 1999.^[1][2]

During the station's active years, campaigning politicians sometimes made whistle-stops at the station to give speeches, among them being Harry Truman and Richard Nixon.^[2] Senator Robert F. Kennedy passed through just four days before his death.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Malheur County, Oregon

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 26. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved June 19, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Donna Hartmans (February 1999) (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oregon Short Line Railroad Depot. National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/99000950.pdf. Retrieved June 19, 2011.