Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger Depot or Santa Fe Station in
Colorado Springs, Colorado is a historic
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
. The grand depot and
Harvey House
The Fred Harvey Company was the owner of the Harvey House chain of restaurants, hotels and other hospitality industry businesses alongside railroads in the Western United States. It was founded in 1876 by Fred Harvey to cater to the growing n ...
was built in 1917 as a joint Santa Fe/
Colorado and Southern Railway
The Colorado and Southern Railway was an American Class I railroad in the western United States that operated independently from 1898 to 1908, then as part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad until it was absorbed into the Burli ...
facility. In 1972, the Santa Fe tracks through Colorado Springs were removed and rail operations were consolidated on the former
Rio Grande trackage on the west side of town. The depot and the nearby express building (later used as a freight house) now serves as Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation.
The depot was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1979.
[ It was deemed "significant for its architectural features and for the role it played in rail transportation in Colorado."][ With ]
See also
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References
External links
National Register of Historic Places
Tudor Revival architecture in Colorado
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1917
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
Former railway stations in Colorado
Buildings and structures in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Transportation in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Transportation buildings and structures in El Paso County, Colorado
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1917 establishments in Colorado