Carson City station
Railroad station in Carson City, Nevada, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Virginia & Truckee (V&T) Railroad Depot of Carson City, Nevada, is a historic railroad station that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is significant for its association with the economically important role of the V&T railroad historically in Carson City following discovery of the Comstock Lode mine in 1859. To a lesser degree, according to its NRHP nomination, the depot building is also significant architecturally "as a well-preserved example of a wood-frame passenger depot procured from a railroad company pattern book within the V&T's former sphere of operation."[2]: 7
Carson City | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 729 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
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Virginia and Truckee Railroad Depot - Carson City | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°10′4″N 119°45′55″W | ||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||
Built | 1872 | ||||||||||
Built by | Virginia and Truckee Railroad Company | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Pattern book rail depot | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 98001208[1] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | September 30, 1998 | ||||||||||
Located on the Southeast corner of the Washington Street intersection with Carson Street, it served the Virginia and Truckee Railroad until 1950, when the railroad shut down.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1][2]
The Reno, Gold Hill, and original Virginia City Depots still exist, as well as the V&T Freight Depot in Virginia City.