National Register of Historic Places

Old Union Depot

Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Listed
March 11, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
82002663

About this property

Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center was a former Union Pacific railroad station located in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. It is also known as the Old Union Depot when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. It is currently known as the Leavenworth Riverfront Community Center. It was built as a Union Pacific Railroad Depot in 1888 by James A. McGonigle, to a design by the Chicago architecture firm Cobb and Frost. In 1984, V.B. Greenamyre and Family sold the building to the city of Leavenworth. Using funds from a bond issue, the depot was renovated with a basketball gym, cardiovascular fitness room, weight and strength training room, racquetball courts, an indoor pool, activity rooms, meeting rooms and a 1/10-of a mile indoor walking track. The facility opened to the public in 1988, 100 years after its construction. A newer South Wing Room was remodeled in 2012. The facility's brick and sandstone exterior began renovations in 2014. The city of Leavenworth received a grant from the Kansas State Department of Transportation in 2010 to replace the sandstone The Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department staffs this facility and manages maintenance, room rentals and activity programs. It is open Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. National Register of Historic Places listings in Leavenworth County, Kansas History of Leavenworth County Kansas; Jesse Hall and LeRoy Hand; Historical Publishing; 684 pages; 1921. (27MB PDF) Leavenworth City Map Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, KDOT

Location

201 S. Main St.
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
39.31867, -94.90947

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Old Union Depot listed on the National Register?

Old Union Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Old Union Depot?

Old Union Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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