El Paso Union Passenger Station
National Register of Historic Places

El Paso Union Passenger Station

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Listed
April 2, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001970

About this property

El Paso Union Depot is an Amtrak train station in El Paso, Texas, served by the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited. The station was designed by architect Daniel Burnham, who also designed Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C., which was built between 1905 and 1906 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Location

El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
31.75722, -106.49626

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 75001970. It was listed on April 2, 1975.

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Battle of El Paso del Norte
1846Mexican-American War
0.6 mi
El Paso Gunfight — Dallas Stoudenmire Four Dead in Five Seconds
1881Frontier
0.6 mi
El Paso — Manning Brothers vs. Stoudenmire
1882Frontier
0.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was El Paso Union Passenger Station listed on the National Register?

El Paso Union Passenger Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1975.

What type of historic resource is El Paso Union Passenger Station?

El Paso Union Passenger Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for El Paso Union Passenger Station?

The period of significance for El Paso Union Passenger Station is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1905.

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