Issaquah station, also known as Issaquah Depot or the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Depot, is a former
railway station located in
Issaquah,
Washington, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1889 as a
passenger station and freight warehouse for the
Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E),
serving what was then known as
Gilman, Washington
Issaquah ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 40,051 at the 2020 census. Located in a valley and bisected by Interstate 90, the city is bordered by the Sammamish Plateau to the north and the " Issaquah A ...
(and as Squak Valley until 1888). The town was renamed Issaquah around the turn of the century. Only a few years after the depot's opening, in the 1890s, the SLS&E was taken over by the
Northern Pacific Railway
The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly of land grants, whic ...
.
The Issaquah Depot's use as a passenger station ended in the 1940s, and Northern Pacific abandoned the building in 1962.
The City of Issaquah purchased the building in 1984.
Restoration began in 1985
and was completed in the early 1990s, and the depot now operates as a museum, managed by the non-profit
Issaquah Historical Museums (formerly known as the Issaquah Historical Society). The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
See also
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Issaquah Valley Trolley
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National Register of Historic Places listings in King County, Washington
References
External links
Issaquah Depot Museumpage at Issaquah History Museums site
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Issaquah, Washington
Museums in King County, Washington
National Register of Historic Places in King County, Washington
Former Northern Pacific Railway stations in Washington (state)
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1889
1889 establishments in Washington (state)