Limon Railroad Depot (Limon, Colorado)
USA /
Colorado /
Limon /
Limon, Colorado /
1st Street, 897
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/ USA
/ Colorado
/ Limon
museum, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, railroad station, railroad museum, vernacular (architecture)
Historic railroad station (now part of the Limon Heritage Museum) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
- Built: 1910
- Architect: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
- Architectural style: Vernacular
- Areas of significance: Transportation; Architecture
- Area: less than 1 acre
- Also known as: Limon Station
- Date added to NRHP: 2/20/2003
- Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
- Notes: This is one of only three Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad stations remaining in the state of Colorado, and the only one in restored condition. Today it makes up part of the Limon Heritage Museum. The museum is home to another NRHP-listed item, Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580, a railway snow plow built in 1951.
- Built: 1910
- Architect: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
- Architectural style: Vernacular
- Areas of significance: Transportation; Architecture
- Area: less than 1 acre
- Also known as: Limon Station
- Date added to NRHP: 2/20/2003
- Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
- Notes: This is one of only three Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad stations remaining in the state of Colorado, and the only one in restored condition. Today it makes up part of the Limon Heritage Museum. The museum is home to another NRHP-listed item, Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580, a railway snow plow built in 1951.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limon_Railroad_Depot
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°15'36"N 103°41'15"W
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