{"nrhp_refnum":"78000665","name":"Southern Pacific Passenger Depot","other_names":["Southern Pacific Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1033 H St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fresno","county":"Fresno County","state":"CA","lat":36.73252273700007,"lon":-119.79339401899995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Agriculture","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-a-half-story brick railroad depot at 1033 H Street in downtown Fresno, California, built in 1889 by the Southern Pacific Railroad to replace an 1872 wooden depot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot represents, more than any other building in Fresno, the city's growth from a barren plain into an agricultural center, driven by the railroad's role in founding the town. It is also cited as an unusual Queen Anne-influenced depot, one of two such stations in California and one of few Queen Anne examples in Fresno. It is judged to have local significance in commerce and transportation.","narrative":"Built in 1889 for the Southern Pacific Railroad, this brick depot at 1033 H Street in Fresno replaced a small wooden station that had served the community since 1872. Its Queen Anne styling, including turrets, a slate bellcast hip roof and an off-center cross-gable, set it apart from the plain rectangular depots common elsewhere in the San Joaquin Valley. Later work changed its look: freight space was extended south toward Tulare Street, office space was added to the north, windows and doorways were altered, and the whole building was plastered. Little of the original interior survives. The depot matters because the railroad chose this site for Fresno's founding, and the building served farmers, merchants, immigrants and visitors for decades. Truck transport and falling passenger numbers closed it in 1971. It is described as one of two Queen Anne-influenced stations in California and a leading local landmark.","period_of_significance":"1889 to present","architect_builder":"Southern Pacific/Architect unknown","architectural_style":"Queen Anne influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Passenger service ended and the depot closed in 1971; at nomination it was used for storage and office space and was marked unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.790858-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/78000665.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000665/11c237275b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78000665/11c237275b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"R&amp;sbwn","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southern_Pacific_Passenger_Depot_-_view_from_Tulare_St.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">R&amp;amp;sbwn</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:Southern_Pacific_Passenger_Depot_-_view_from_Tulare_St.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858699","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Pacific_Depot_(Fresno,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104112021"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/fresno-county/southern-pacific-passenger-depot-78000665/"}