Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
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The Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot is a former railroad station that serves as the headquarters of the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau in Abilene, Kansas. The station was built in 1928 (though not opened until 1929) as a replacement for a three-story depot combined with a railroad hotel, originally built by the Kansas Pacific Railway. It was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood and was constructed by G.A. Johnson & Sons company in Chicago. It was designed in the Mission/Spanish Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival, as many Union Pacific stations were at the time. It is across from the junction of Northwest Second Street and Broadway Though the address is given as being on Northwest Second Street and Broadway, it actually spans one block to the east to Spruce Street. The east parking lot reaches as far as K-15 (Buckeye Street), and the west parking lot reaches as far as Cedar Street across from the Union Pacific Freight Depot. Former President Dwight David Eisenhower was said to have left the previous version of the station to get to West Point in 1911. His funeral train arrived at the existing station in 1969. Union Pacific terminated passenger service on May 1, 1971, surrendering most stations to Amtrak. Abilene was not one of those stations, yet they continued to own the station until 1986. The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1992.
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When was Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot listed on the National Register?
Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 1992.
What type of historic resource is Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot?
Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot?
The period of significance for Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot is recorded as the civil_war era.
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