Allen Water Station

Allen Water Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Stone dam at Allen Water Station in 2012
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Location	N. of Exchange Pkwy on Cottonwood Creek, Allen, Texas
Coordinates	33°7′6″N96°39′56″W / 33.11833°N 96.66556°W / 33.11833; -96.66556
Area	5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built by	Houston & Texas Central RR Co., Southern Pacific RR
NRHP reference No.	09000980 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 3, 2009

The Allen Water Station is a district of structures in Allen, Texas representing different items built in the 1870s by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad at the Allen Depot water stop. ^[2] The site includes six contributing structures: the Water Station site, the 1874 Dam, a section of railroad tracks and bed, a 1910 railroad bridge, and the ruins of the water tank and pumping facility. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Texas portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Collin County, Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Allen Railroad Dam - Allen Water Station". Collin County, Texas, History. Collin County History.
3. "Allen Water Station, Allen, Collin County, Texas ~ NRHP Nomination Form" (PDF). Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. October 23, 2009.
4. "Stone Dam at Allen Station" [Allen in Collin County, Texas - The American South (West South Central)]. HMDB.org. The Historical Marker Database.

External links

• Allen Convention and Visitors Bureau