Wickenburg station

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Wickenburg
Former ATSF station
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General information
Location215 North Frontier Street
Wickenburg, Arizona [1]
Owned by BNSF Railway
History
Opened1895
Closed1969
Former services
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Matthie
toward Ash Fork
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway Castle Hot Springs
toward Phoenix
Matthie
toward Cadiz
Arizona and California Railway Terminus
Santa Fe Railroad Depot
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Coordinates 33°58′10″N112°43′54″W / 33.96944°N 112.73167°W / 33.96944; -112.73167
Arealess than one acre
Built1895
MPS Wickenburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 86001588 [2]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1986

The Wickenburg, Arizona station serves as the headquarters of the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, and is among the oldest of the Santa Fe's wooden stations in Arizona. It remains very nearly in its original configuration.

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History

The depot was dedicated on July 29, 1895. The station last saw passenger service in May 1969 when Santa Fe discontinued the daily Hassayampa Flyer between Phoenix and Williams Junction.

On July 29, 1995, Wickenburg celebrated the one hundred year anniversary of its railroad depot. The structure stands in its original 1895 design, without additions or modifications, and is one of the few such surviving examples of "Wild West" railroad architecture. Vice-Mayor Carol Ann Beard briefly described the history of the depot, which now[ when? ] serves as the Chamber of Commerce. "Estelle's Garden", in memory of a longtime Chamber supporter, was dedicated at the ceremony.

Engine 761, a Class 759, 2-8-0 built in 1890, is located next to the historic Wickenburg train depot. Wickenburg-Engine 761 Steam Locomotive.jpg
Engine 761, a Class 759, 2-8-0 built in 1890, is located next to the historic Wickenburg train depot.

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References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places - Arizona (AZ), Maricopa County (Page 7)". National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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