Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot
National Register of Historic Places

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot

Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming
Listed
December 11, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000919

About this property

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot in Kemmerer, Wyoming was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The station was moved to its current location in 1902 due to trains overshooting it at its previous location due to too much slope; the entire town of Fossil moved along with the station. It is located about .4 mi. WNW of the junction of US 30 and County Rd. 300. The station is a 24 by 80 feet (7.3 m × 24.4 m) variation on the standard Union Pacific 24x64 plan, expanded to be longer in 1902 after the move. A Western Union Telegraph office was located in the station, in addition to the depot having a passenger area, a freight storage area, and living quarters for the station master and his family. The listing also includes an outhouse/coal storage outbuilding.

Location

Kemmerer, Lincoln County, Wyoming
41.81670, -110.72652

Categories

TRANSPORTATION
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot listed on the National Register?

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot?

Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fossil Oregon Short Line Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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