Limon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Rock Island Line and Union Pacific station[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
 The Depot in 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 897 First Street Limon, Colorado[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°15′37″N 103°41′14″W / 39.26028°N 103.68722°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Limon Historical Society[2][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1889[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1904, 1910[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Limon Railroad Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 897 First St., Limon, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°15′37″N 103°41′14″W / 39.26028°N 103.68722°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.4 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MPS | Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 MPS | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 03000038[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Limon Railroad Depot (also known as Limon station) was a major Union Pacific and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad station in Limon, Colorado. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 2003. It is included in what is now the Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park. It is one of seven still standing Rock Island Line stations in Colorado, and the only one restored.[7]
- ^ Patrick O'Driscoll (June 4, 1992). "Evening excursions halted, but depot events seek to lure visitors". Denver Post. p. 3B.
- ^ a b ourjourney.info. Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ^ Weekly listing on properties taken action on. Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ^ a b Town of Limon.com. Retrieved February 16, 2011
- ^ Lincoln County Things to see. Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Listings in Lincoln County. Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved March 7, 2011