Sylvan Grove station

	Sylvan Grove Union Pacific Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	131 South Main Street; Sylvan Grove, Kansas
Coordinates	39°00′34″N 98°23′34″W / 39.00944°N 98.39278°W
Built	1887
Architect	Union Pacific Railroad
Architectural style	Stick style
NRHP reference No.	14000118
Added to NRHP	April 2, 2014

The Sylvan Grove station, nominated as the Sylvan Grove Union Pacific Depot, is a historic railroad depot building at 131 South Main Street in Sylvan Grove, Kansas. The depot was on the Salina to Oakley line of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Background

It was built in 1887 concurrently with the extension of the Salina, Lincoln & Western Railway line by the Union Pacific Railroad. The line reached Sylvan Grove on August 25, with the depot completed by the end of September, except for paint work.^[1]

Passenger service to the depot ended in the late 1950s, although passengers were allowed to ride in the caboose of freight trains for a few years thereafter.^[3]^[4] ^[5] ^[6] The depot closed for good in 1968.^[1] The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 2014.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Terry Lilak (February 11, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "Union Pacific 1957 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "Union Pacific 1958 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "Union Pacific 1959 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.
^ "Union Pacific 1961 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[nom-1] Terry Lilak (February 11, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[3] "Union Pacific 1957 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[4] "Union Pacific 1958 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[5] "Union Pacific 1959 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.

[6] "Union Pacific 1961 timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 14, 2024.

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