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    Bismarck station

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    Bismarck, ND
    inter-city rail station
    The former Bismarck station in 2009.
    General information
    Location410 East Main Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota
    USA
    Platforms1 side platform (removed)
    Tracks4 (1 remains)
    History
    OpenedJune 5, 1873[1]
    Closed1979
    Rebuilt1900
    Former services
    Preceding station Amtrak Following station
    Mandan
    toward Seattle
    		 North Coast Hiawatha Jamestown
    toward Chicago
    Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
    Mandan
    toward Seattle or Tacoma
    		 Main Line Burleigh
    toward St. Paul
    Northern Pacific Railway Depot
    U.S. National Register of Historic Places
    Location410 E. Main Ave., Bismarck, North Dakota
    Coordinates46°48′18″N 100°47′7″W / 46.80500°N 100.78528°W / 46.80500; -100.78528
    Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
    Built1900
    ArchitectReed & Stem
    Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
    NRHP reference No.77001022[2]
    Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1977
    Location
    Map

    Bismarck station is a former railroad station in Bismarck, North Dakota, built in 1900.

    Architecture

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    The structure was built in the Mission/Spanish Revival style and designed by architects Reed & Stem of St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Northern Pacific Railway. It "is notable for its Spanish mission-style architecture, a familiar mode in the Southwest and California but uncommon in the northern plains."

    The station's stucco-like exterior incorporated marble chips and the building was designed with red Ludowici tile. Cherry-trimmed railroad offices and waiting rooms were located in the building's central block, and floors featured elaborate mosaics.[3]

    History

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    The station's location was originally the site of the Sheridan House, a prominent hotel. The hotel owner's eventually gave up their 99-year lease on the land and moved the hotel building across the street to allow for the construction of the Bismarck station in 1901.[3]

    After the Northern Pacific Railway and then Burlington Northern Railroad discontinued passenger service, Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha used the station from 1971 until it was discontinued in 1979.[4] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Northern Pacific Railway Depot.[2]

    The station underwent a renovation that was completed in 2018, and a brewery was opened in the building.[5] The brewery closed in 2020 with plans to renovate the building into restaurant, office, and event space.[6]

    Bibliography

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    • Federal Writer's Project (1938). Bismarck North Dakota: A Short History of a Guide to Points of Interest In and About the City. Washington D.C.: Works Progress Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

    References

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    1. ^ Federal Writer's Project 1938, p. 9.
    2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
    3. ^ a b Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. Washington, D.C.: Preservation Press. pp. 379–380.
    4. ^ Dawn Maddox (October 20, 1975). "Northern Pacific Railway Depot / Burlington Northern, Incorporated, Passenger Depot". and accompanying photos
    5. ^ Holdman, Jessica (June 28, 2018). "Brewery opens in Bismarck Depot". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
    6. ^ Ivy, Emmeline (December 21, 2023). "Bismarck Depot owner shares updates on future tenants and renovations". www.kfyrtv.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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