Boulder Railroad Depot

Boulder Railroad Depot

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.

External links

* [http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0400/depot.html] ESRI Article Describing the Move of the Depot
* [http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2008/oct/01/historic-depot-depot-move-tonight/ Colorado Daily] description of the move.


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