{"nrhp_refnum":"76000541","name":"Southern Pacific Railroad Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"H and 2nd Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Davis","county":"Yolo County","state":"CA","lat":38.54349893300008,"lon":-121.73772007899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-11-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Mission Revival railroad depot at H and 2nd Streets in Davis, Yolo County, California, built in 1913-1914 to a design by the Southern Pacific Railroad's Architectural Bureau.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the only surviving example of Mission Revival architecture in Davis and one of very few historic buildings left in the city. It is a late example of a style that was fading by 1910s. It also reflects the railroad's role in the city's development and has been in continuous use since 1914.","narrative":"Standing at the eastern end of 2nd Street in Davis, California, this railroad depot was built in 1913-1914 for the Southern Pacific and designed by the company's Architectural Bureau. It replaced an 1868 station built for the California Pacific Rail Road Company. The building is a two-story Mission Revival structure with smooth plastered walls, rows of arches on the first story, castellated parapets, curvilinear end parapets, and a low-pitched tile roof with bracketed cornices. An oval bearing the date 1913 is its main ornament. Only minor changes, such as added doors, have been made, and it remains on its original site. The depot matters as the only surviving Mission Revival building in Davis and one of a handful of historic structures left in the city. It also represents a late example of a style that was losing momentum by the 1910s, and it recalls the railroad's part in shaping Davis, including access for the University Farm. It has operated continuously as a station.","period_of_significance":"1913-1914","architect_builder":"Architectural Bureau, Southern Pacific","architectural_style":"Mission Style (Mission Revival)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good to excellent condition with minor exterior alterations; in continuous use as a railroad station since 1914.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.636459-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/76000541.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000541/f0291b1a72-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76000541/f0291b1a72-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pi.1415926535","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Passenger_crowd_at_Davis_station,_November_2017.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pi.1415926535</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Passenger_crowd_at_Davis_station,_November_2017.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862406","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_station_(California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3096353"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/yolo-county/southern-pacific-railroad-station-76000541/"}