Boulder Railroad Depot
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The Boulder Railroad Depot is a retired train depot in Boulder, Colorado
. Originally built in 1890 in downtown Boulder to serve as a depot for the Union Pacific railroad, the depot was moved in 1973 to a location near the original Boulder County, Colorado
Fairgrounds. The efforts of the Boulder Jaycees and Historic Boulder, Inc.
were instrumental in preserving the structure. The building is considered one of Boulder's most important historical community structures.
The depot was built in a modified Richardson Romanesque style from native Boulder County stone. The depot operated as a train station at its original location until 1957, after which point it functioned as a bus transit terminal. It functioned as a bus terminal until its move, after which time it became home to the Boulder Jaycees.
On the night of Oct 1st 2008, and through midday of Oct 2nd 2008, the City of Boulder and the Colorado Regional Transportation District
moved the depot again, this time to the site of a new, transit-oriented development a few city blocks to the east.
Boulder, Colorado
Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of...
. Originally built in 1890 in downtown Boulder to serve as a depot for the Union Pacific railroad, the depot was moved in 1973 to a location near the original Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County, Colorado
Boulder County is the sixth most populous of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county seat is Boulder. The most populous municipality in the county and the county seat is the City of Boulder...
Fairgrounds. The efforts of the Boulder Jaycees and Historic Boulder, Inc.
Historic Boulder, Inc.
Historic Boulder, Inc. is a 501 corporation dedicated to preservation of Boulder, Colorado area historical, architectural, visual and environmental heritage. The organization was formed in 1972. Early in its existence, Historic Boulder, Inc. worked to preserve the Boulder Railroad Depot, Boulder...
were instrumental in preserving the structure. The building is considered one of Boulder's most important historical community structures.
The depot was built in a modified Richardson Romanesque style from native Boulder County stone. The depot operated as a train station at its original location until 1957, after which point it functioned as a bus transit terminal. It functioned as a bus terminal until its move, after which time it became home to the Boulder Jaycees.
On the night of Oct 1st 2008, and through midday of Oct 2nd 2008, the City of Boulder and the Colorado Regional Transportation District
Regional Transportation District
The Regional Transportation District, or RTD, was organized in 1969 and is the regional authority operating public transit services in eight of the twelve counties in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area in Colorado. RTD is governed by a 15-member, publicly elected Board of...
moved the depot again, this time to the site of a new, transit-oriented development a few city blocks to the east.
External links
- http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0400/depot.html ESRI Article Describing the Move of the Depot
- Colorado Daily description of the move.