Sebastopol station (Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad)

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Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway
Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway, 261 S. Main St., Sebastopol, CA 7-11-2010 3-44-21 PM.JPG
The Depot now serving as a museum, 2010
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Location261 South Main Street
Sebastopol, California
Coordinates 38°24′03″N122°49′19″W / 38.400833°N 122.821944°W / 38.400833; -122.821944 Coordinates: 38°24′03″N122°49′19″W / 38.400833°N 122.821944°W / 38.400833; -122.821944
Built1917–1918
ArchitectBrainerd Jones
Architectural style Mission Revival
NRHP reference No. 96000109 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1996

Sebastopol station was an interurban train station in Sebastopol, California. It was served by the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad and was adjacent to the railway's powerhouse. Official operations ceased in 1932 with the rest of P&SR passenger service. It was leased as retail space for a time before being converted to a museum. [2] The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as Sebastopol Depot of the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway .

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM". Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

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