{"nrhp_refnum":"99001263","name":"Tehachapi Railroad Depot","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 W. Tehachapi Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tehachapi","county":"Kern County","state":"CA","lat":35.13279620700007,"lon":-118.45258019699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-10-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wooden combination passenger-freight railroad depot at 101 W. Tehachapi Blvd. in Tehachapi, Kern County, California, built in 1904 by the Southern Pacific Railroad on its original site.","why_significant":"The depot is significant under Criterion A for its role in transporting freight and passengers for the Tehachapi area, a community founded because of the railroad. It is one of the oldest survivors of Southern Pacific's standard plan No. 23 depots and sits at the center of the historic Tehachapi Pass rail line.","narrative":"This small wooden depot at the corner of Tehachapi Boulevard and Green Street was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1904, replacing an earlier structure lost to fire. It measures about 25 by 111 feet and has shiplap siding and a gable roof. The passenger half sits at ground level, while the freight half is raised about 44 inches to match freight car floors. An observation window let the stationmaster watch the tracks. It is one of the few surviving examples of Southern Pacific's standard plan No. 23 and one of the oldest, with a plainer look than later versions. The nomination links the depot to the growth of Tehachapi, whose residents resettled near the railroad in the 1870s. The line carried local produce and later cement, and the depot was among the busiest rural stations in the country during World War II. Regular passenger service ended in 1971, and the building now serves railroad warehouse and office uses.","period_of_significance":"1904-1949","architect_builder":"Southern Pacific Railroad","architectural_style":"Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still in use by the Union Pacific Railroad as a warehouse and office; described as in poor condition but basically intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.362474-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/99001263.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001263/1f166aa87b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99001263/1f166aa87b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Bobak Ha'Eri","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0726-CA-Tehachapi-Depot.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Bobak Ha'Eri</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0726-CA-Tehachapi-Depot.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123858871","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehachapi_Railroad_Depot","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14684086"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/kern-county/tehachapi-railroad-depot-99001263/"}