{"nrhp_refnum":"94000860","name":"Danville Southern Pacific Railroad Depot","other_names":["Danville Feed and Garden Supply Store"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"355 Railroad Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Danville","county":"Contra Costa County","state":"CA","lat":37.81954470000005,"lon":-121.99829102299998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-08-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame railroad depot built in 1891 by the Southern Pacific Railroad at 355 Railroad Avenue in Danville, Contra Costa County, California, later used as a feed and garden supply store.","why_significant":"It was listed under Criterion A in the area of transportation for its local role as a freight and passenger facility between 1891 and 1939. It is described as the sole intact survivor of four similar depots in the area, and the staff evaluation ties it to the early transportation history of the San Ramon Valley.","narrative":"Built in 1891 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, this two-story depot on Railroad Avenue in Danville served the town as a freight and passenger station. It is clad in horizontal wood siding with decorative shingles and reflects the Stick/Eastlake style. Railroad service ended in 1978, and the building later housed a feed and garden supply store. It was recognized for its role in local transportation from 1891 to 1939 and as the only intact survivor of four comparable depots in the region. The town owns the building but not the land beneath it, and a court order required its removal. Plans called for separating the two-story section from the freight room, which had been bolted together, and moving them about 800 feet north to former station land, keeping the same orientation toward Railroad Avenue. The relocation was approved in 1995 to keep the building from demolition. A local museum intends to restore it and use it as a museum.","period_of_significance":"1891-1939","architect_builder":"Southern Pacific Railroad","architectural_style":"Stick/Eastlake","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Deteriorating with a failing roof and broken windows, fenced in a weed field. In 1995 a move about 800 feet north onto former station grounds was approved so that a local museum could restore it.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:26.897335-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/94000860.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000860/2c5ff7c17d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94000860/2c5ff7c17d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Danville_Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Depot_(Danville,_CA).JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</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:Danville_Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Depot_(Danville,_CA).JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858518","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danville_station_(California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5221386"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/contra-costa-county/danville-southern-pacific-railroad-depot-94000860/"}