Benicia station

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Benicia
Benicia, CA train station (368456462).jpg
The station building in 2007
General information
Location90 1st Street
Benicia, California
History
Opened1902
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Port Costa
via ferry
toward Oakland Pier
Overland Route Bahia
toward Ogden
Shasta Route Bahia
toward Portland
Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
Coordinates 38°02′41″N122°09′44″W / 38.04472°N 122.16222°W / 38.04472; -122.16222
Built by Southern Pacific Railroad
NRHP reference No. 100001664
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2017

Benicia station is a former train station in Benicia, California. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as Benicia Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot.

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History

Historic American Buildings Survey photograph of the station building, c. NORTH FRONT AND WEST SIDE - Southern Pacific Passenger Depot, Southeast First and A Streets (moved from CA, Banta), Benicia, Solano County, CA HABS CAL,48-BENI,17-2.tif
Historic American Buildings Survey photograph of the station building, c.

The station building was constructed in 1897 for the town of Banta, California. It was built to Southern Pacific standard design No. 18. [1] The Southern Pacific moved the building to Benicia in 1902 to serve the town and the ferries crossing of the Carquinez Strait, the Solano and Contra Costa. Services greatly declined after 1930 and the opening of the Benicia–Martinez Bridge, which rendered the ferry transfer unnecessary. The depot housed the station agent and their family until 1958. [2] It was sold to the City of Benicia in 1974 and rehabilitated between 1999 and 2001. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 2017.

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References

  1. "California State Historical Resources Commission to Consider 12 Properties for Action Including Sierraville School". Sierra Sun Times. July 22, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. Rohrs, Sarah (August 27, 2017). "Benicia Train Depot On Track For Historic Registration". Benicia Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. Widjojo, Irma (October 20, 2015). "Former Benicia train depot to be nominated for national registry". Benicia Times-Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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