Wabuska Railroad Station

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Wabuska Railroad Station
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Station in 2012
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LocationS. Carson St., Carson City, Nevada
Coordinates 39°9′0″N119°46′0″W / 39.15000°N 119.76667°W / 39.15000; -119.76667 Coordinates: 39°9′0″N119°46′0″W / 39.15000°N 119.76667°W / 39.15000; -119.76667
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1906
ArchitectSouthern Pacific Co.
NRHP reference No. 84002070 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1984

The Wabuska Railroad Station, on S. Carson St. in Carson City, Nevada, was built in 1906. It was a work of the Southern Pacific Co. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

It is a 24-by-80-foot (7.3 m × 24.4 m) building that was located in the small community of Wabuska, Nevada, in Mason Valley, on the Southern Pacific Railroad branch line between Hazen, Nevada and Mina, Nevada. The Wabuska Hotel and Bar (c. 1883) was nearby. [2]

It was donated by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1982 to the Nevada State Railroad Museum and was moved in 1983. In 1984, the station was weathered but appeared in good condition structurally; [2] photos in 2012 show that it has been improved. [3] [ better source needed ]

Detail of the siding and construction Wabuska Railroad Station 1.JPG
Detail of the siding and construction

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wabuska Railroad Station". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  3. Photos show it has been painted at least, since.
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Churchill
toward Hazen
Hazen-Mina Lux
toward Mina