{"nrhp_refnum":"98001605","name":"Colfax Passenger Depot","other_names":["Southern Pacific Railroad Colfax Passenger Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Main St. and Railroad Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Colfax","county":"Placer County","state":"CA","lat":39.09929298600008,"lon":-120.95321408799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-01-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-frame railroad passenger depot in Colfax, Placer County, California, between Main Street and Railroad Avenue. Southern Pacific Railroad built it in 1905 to replace the original depot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues local significance under Criterion C as the only example of Southern Pacific's Colonnade-style depot in Placer County. Southern Pacific built 25 such depots and 14 still stand. The depot also served as Colfax's main transportation center from 1905 to 1945 and retains its location, setting, materials and workmanship.","narrative":"Southern Pacific Railroad built this one-story wooden depot in Colfax in 1905, replacing an earlier Central Pacific depot from 1865 that burned that September. The building follows the railroad's Colonnade style, with Colonial Revival and Craftsman elements. A roofed arcade of twelve cast iron columns runs along the track side, and a rounded bay window lets staff see approaching trains. Inside, the original layout held a baggage room, telegraph room, waiting room and ticket office. Southern Pacific built 25 depots of this type, and 14 survive. Similar depots in Lodi and Woodland have been altered or moved, which leaves Colfax as the only example in Placer County. The depot served as the town's transportation center from 1905 to 1945, and regular passenger service continued until 1971. Amtrak returned to Colfax in 1976. The exterior is largely original apart from some replaced doors and a partly infilled baggage door, and the interior alterations are considered reversible.","period_of_significance":"1905 - 1945","architect_builder":"Southern Pacific Railroad Company","architectural_style":"20th Century Revival/Colonial Revival, with Craftsman elements (Southern Pacific Colonnade style)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed function is vacant/work in progress; the depot is being remodeled, and passengers use a small covered waiting facility next to it.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.856309-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/98001605.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001605/251ad46344-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001605/251ad46344-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"liannadavis","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colfax_Passenger_Depot_2012-09-16_15-51-33.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">liannadavis</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:Colfax_Passenger_Depot_2012-09-16_15-51-33.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860388","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colfax_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5144737"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/placer-county/colfax-passenger-depot-98001605/"}