{"nrhp_refnum":"96001535","name":"Saint Helena Southern Pacific Railroad Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Railroad Ave., NE of jct. of Main St. and Madrona Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saint Helena","county":"Napa County","state":"CA","lat":38.507393637000064,"lon":-122.471451393,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-01-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one- and two-story wood-frame railroad depot built circa 1895 by the Southern Pacific Railroad on Railroad Avenue in downtown Saint Helena, Napa County, California.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot embodies the pattern-book design of a circa 1895 Southern Pacific station and is the only example of that style in Saint Helena (Criterion C). It also served as the community's main link to the outside world for shipping goods and for passenger travel (Criterion A, transportation).","narrative":"Built around 1895 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, this depot sits on Railroad Avenue in downtown Saint Helena beside the former rail line. It is a wood-frame building with a two-story office and living section at the south end and a long one-story freight and loading wing. Details include a shingled gable roof with deep overhangs on ornamented trusses, tongue-and-groove siding with board and batten, and cedar shingles and stickwork on the upper floor. Southern Pacific used pattern-book plans for its smaller stations, and this one is the only example of that style in Saint Helena. For decades the depot was where residents shipped and received goods and began or ended journeys, from about 1895 to 1946. After damage from neglect and fires, a 1996 rehabilitation repaired the building, enclosed the open loading area, added a small west addition and converted the interior to commercial suites while keeping most of the original floor plan and materials.","period_of_significance":"Circa 1895 - 1946","architect_builder":"Southern Pacific Railroad","architectural_style":"Late Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Rehabilitated and adapted in 1996 for commercial use as four business suites; described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.256288-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/96001535.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001535/23d6eb3b4d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/96001535/23d6eb3b4d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Helena_Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Depot,_1500_Railroad_Ave.,_St._Helena,_CA_10-16-2011_1-46-05_PM.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:Saint_Helena_Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Depot,_1500_Railroad_Ave.,_St._Helena,_CA_10-16-2011_1-46-05_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860086","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Helena_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104118945"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/napa-county/saint-helena-southern-pacific-railroad-depot-96001535/"}