In July 1951, the Kansas River flooded throughout eastern Kansas. Lawrence was inundated by water and some of the low-lying areas south of the river had two to three feet of water, including the Santa Fe tracks and the 1883 station. This devastating flood so damaged the old 1883 station that the Santa Fe Railroad …
The Union Pacific Depot in Sylvan Grove was built in 1887 as a combination depot serving both passenger and freight needs on the Salina, Lincoln & Western Railway. Eventually becoming part of the Union Pacific Railroad, the line was abandoned in 1993 after a washout in the flooding of that year, and the rails on …
The first Frisco Depot in Augusta was a wood frame building constructed in the 1880s when the railroad was first built, becoming a hub of life in the city. It was replaced in 1910 with a building made of brick masonry. An expanded freight room was built shortly afterward in 1916 in a response to …
Beginning life in 1888 as the Leavenworth Union Depot, the Riverfront Community Center features Richardsonian Romanesque design elements, which would become popular for important buildings throughout the decade. The Union Pacific, Rock Island, Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, Leavenworth Northern & Southern, and Leavenworth & Olathe railroads all held an interest in the depot, making it …
The Manhattan Union Pacific Depot project was a combined effort involving state and local professionals and advocates for preservation. The project took over twelve years to complete with the final phase completed in 2006. The Kansas Union Pacific Depot (c1901) served the community until 1984 when service to the community ceased. The original brick single-story …
The former Union Pacific Railroad Station is a grant neoclassical passenger depot, designed by noted architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood who designed at least twenty-six Union Pacific stations and depots. It has a spectacular interior, typical of the grand stations of the early part of this century. Once a bustling center of the capital city, the …
The Santa Fe Depot. The 1912 Santa Fe Depot is the new home of the Marion City Library, preserving the history and architecture of the depot. The architect for the project was Pettijohn & Kinney Architects of Overland park and the General Contractor, Sunflower Builders of Manhattan. The project preserved an important representative of Marion’s …
City of Dodge City Boot Hill Repertory Company. Stehlik-Holt Fundraising, Kansas Department of Transportation, Gossen Livingston Architects of Wichita, D&D Builders of Garden City, General Contractors Historic Dodge City Santa Fe Depot completed in 1898 housed a Fred Harvey Hotel and the “El Vaquero” dining room. The largest Rail Depot building in Kansas renovated to …
The Liberal Rock Island Railroad Depot, Cimarron Hotel and Grier Eating House are the single intact hotel and restaurant facilities managed by the J.J. Grier Hotel Company still remaining in Kansas. A local organization Depot Heritage led efforts for the rehabilitation of the complex. The project was made possible by grants from the Kansas Department of Transportation …
In 1885, the Southern Kansas began to make plans for a grand new depot. Plans for a bigger, better depot The Southern Kansas Railway Company (under the ownership of the Atchison, Topeka, & Santa Fe Railroad) made plans to enlarge the machine shops and roundhouse and build a bigger, more elegant depot. Workmen began excavating …
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