Benicia station

Benicia
Benicia
	The station building in 2007
General information
Location	90 1st Street; Benicia, California
History
Opened	1902
Former services
	Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	38°02′41″N 122°09′44″W / 38.04472°N 122.16222°W
Built by	Southern Pacific Railroad
NRHP reference No.	100001664
Added to NRHP	September 28, 2017

Benicia station is a former train station in Benicia, California. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot.

History

The station building was constructed in 1897 for the town of Banta, California. It was built to Southern Pacific standard design No. 18.^[1] The Southern Pacific moved the building to Benicia in 1902 to serve the town and the ferries crossing of the Carquinez Strait, the Solano and Contra Costa. Services greatly declined after 1930 and the opening of the Benicia–Martinez Bridge, which rendered the ferry transfer unnecessary. The depot housed the station agent and their family until 1958.^[2] It was sold to the City of Benicia in 1974 and rehabilitated between 1999 and 2001.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2017.

References

^ "California State Historical Resources Commission to Consider 12 Properties for Action Including Sierraville School". Sierra Sun Times. July 22, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ Rohrs, Sarah (August 27, 2017). "Benicia Train Depot On Track For Historic Registration". Benicia Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ Widjojo, Irma (October 20, 2015). "Former Benicia train depot to be nominated for national registry". Benicia Times-Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

External links

Media related to Benicia station at Wikimedia Commons

Benicia Main Street — headquartered in the depot

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[1] "California State Historical Resources Commission to Consider 12 Properties for Action Including Sierraville School". Sierra Sun Times. July 22, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[2] Rohrs, Sarah (August 27, 2017). "Benicia Train Depot On Track For Historic Registration". Benicia Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[3] Widjojo, Irma (October 20, 2015). "Former Benicia train depot to be nominated for national registry". Benicia Times-Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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