Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot

The Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot is a historic railroad freight depot located at 110 North Cedar Street on the southwest corner of Northwest Second Street in Abilene, Kansas. Like the passenger depot nearby, it was originally built in 1928 (though not opened until 1929), designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood and was constructed by G.A. Johnson & Sons company in Chicago.[2] The depot was in the Mission/Spanish Revival architectural style, though it also contains some Greek revival elements.

Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot
The station as seen in 2014
Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot is located in Kansas
Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot
Location110 N. Cedar St., Abilene, Kansas
Coordinates38°54′58″N 97°13′01″W / 38.91611°N 97.21694°W / 38.91611; -97.21694 (Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot)
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
Built byJohnson, G.A., & Sons
ArchitectGilbert Stanley Underwood
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.93000894[1]-*
Added to NRHPSeptember 2, 1993

The station began to decline in the post-World War 2 era, when railroads were focusing on receiving more of their freight through yards and industrial sidings. Union Pacific sold the freight house to Abilene Iron and Metal in 1974. In 1980 it was sold to a man named Gordon Davis, Jr., who himself sold the building to painting contractor Tim Geske in 1987. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 2, 1993.[3] Today, the station serves as a paint and hardware store.[4]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Abilene Travel Information Center (Visit Abilene, Kansas.org)
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Abilene Union Pacific Railroad Freight Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved February 9, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  4. ^ Geske Interiors in Abilene, Kansas (Chamber of Commerce.com)