Sonoma Depot

Sonoma
Sonoma
General information
Location	284 1st Street W, Sonoma, California
History
Opened	c. 1875–1880
Closed	1942 (passenger); c. 1970 (crew operations)
Rebuilt	1979
	Sonoma Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Sonoma Depot Sonoma Depot
Coordinates	38°17′46.18″N 122°27′26.86″W / 38.2961611°N 122.4574611°W
Area	2.82 acres (1 ha)
Built	c. 1875–1880
Built by	Sonoma Valley Railroad
Architectural style	Board-and-batten
NRHP reference No.	75000488
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1975

Sonoma Depot was a railway station in Sonoma, California.

History

Built by the Sonoma Valley Railroad some time between 1875 and 1880,^[a] the station served the narrow-gauge railway from a location on the northwest corner of Sonoma Plaza. Local pressure eventually led to relocation of the rail line and depot off of Spain Street. In 1890 the line, then owned by San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad,^[2] was diverted around town and the station building was moved to the current location,^[3] about 1,000 feet (300 m) north of its original site. Passenger service ended in 1942.^[3]

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1975, only having been retired from serving as crew quarters a few years prior. The original building was destroyed in a fire in 1976 and was completely rebuilt in 1979.^[2] Despite this, it remains on the register. Sonoma Depot is the centerpiece of Sonoma Depot Park, and has been reopened as a museum. It is a Sonoma historic landmark.

References

^ The NRHP form lists a construction date as early as 1875, but many sources state 1880

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Mathes, Valerie; Smith, Diane; Mathes, Valerie Sherer (2004). Sonoma Valley. Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. p. 83. ISBN 978-1531615734.
^ ^a ^b "Sonoma aims to form Historic Train District". Sonoma Index-Tribune. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

Parmelee, Robert D. (1972). Pioneer Sonoma. Sonoma index-tribune. ASIN B0006CAVSI.

External links

Sonoma Depot Park Museum

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[2] The NRHP form lists a construction date as early as 1875, but many sources state 1880

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[SV-3] Mathes, Valerie; Smith, Diane; Mathes, Valerie Sherer (2004). Sonoma Valley. Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. p. 83. ISBN 978-1531615734.

[District-4] "Sonoma aims to form Historic Train District". Sonoma Index-Tribune. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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