Menlo Park station is a
Caltrain station located in
Menlo Park, California. The station was originally built in 1867 by the
San Francisco and San Jose Railroad and acquired by the
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
. During the 1890s, Southern Pacific added Victorian ornamentation to the depot to make it appear more attractive to students and visitors to
Stanford University
Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...
. The station was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1974,
and became a
California Historical Landmark in 1983.
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Caltrain stations in San Mateo County, California
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1867
Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in California
Menlo Park, California
National Register of Historic Places in San Mateo County, California
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