Mayville station (North Dakota)

Mayville station is a historic train station on Front St. in Mayville, North Dakota. It was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Great Northern Railway Depot.[1]

Great Northern Railway Depot
Mayville station (North Dakota) is located in North Dakota
Mayville station (North Dakota)
Mayville station (North Dakota) is located in the United States
Mayville station (North Dakota)
LocationFront St., Mayville, North Dakota
Coordinates47°30′0″N 97°19′26″W / 47.50000°N 97.32389°W / 47.50000; -97.32389
Arealess than one acre
Built1897
Built byGreat Northern Railway
NRHP reference No.77001033[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1977

A predecessor building was burned in a fire. This building, as a new depot, was built in style "noticeably superior to the type of facility usually provided a community the size of Mayville."[2]

The depot is now home to the Goose River Heritage Center, a museum of local history.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Dawn Maddox (December 28, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Great Northern Railway Depot / Burlington Northern, Incorporated, Depot / Goose River Heritage Center". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  3. ^ "Goose River Heritage Center Museum". Visit ND. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Portland Junction
toward Larimore
Larimore – Breckenridge Murray