Castle Rock Depot

The Castle Rock Depot is a historic Denver & Rio Grande Railway train station, now the Castle Rock Museum and located at 420 Elbert St. in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Castle Rock Depot
Depot building in 2010
Castle Rock Depot is located in Colorado
Castle Rock Depot
Location420 Elbert St., Castle Rock, Colorado
Coordinates39.37407°N 104.86235°W / 39.37407; -104.86235
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1875
Built byHammar, Benjamin
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.74000575[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1974

History

The depot was built in 1875; it was moved in 1970 a few blocks from its original location. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

It was built by Benjamin Hammar (interred in the Castle Rock cemetery), who also built the original Denver Union Terminal in downtown Denver.[2]

The museum includes original ink and watercolor architectural drawings by the unknown architect of the building.[2]

It has elements of Victorian style and was built of rhyolite stone from Castle Rock quarries. It is "one of Colorado's older original buildings".[2] It is a "rare example of a stone depot constructed by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad."[3]

It is a one-and-a-half-story building, 24 by 40 feet (7.3 m × 12.2 m) in plan.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Castle Rock Depot / Denver & Rio Grande Railway Depot at Castle Rock". National Park Service. Retrieved May 5, 2021. With accompanying four photos from 1973
  3. "Castle Rock Depot (Castle Rock Historical Museum)". Retrieved May 5, 2020.

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