Union Pacific Depot 1923 (Caliente)
Caliente, Lincoln County, Nevada
Marker Inscription
Union Pacific Depot 1923 (Caliente). Constructed as a Union Pacific railroad depot in 1923, this mission revival structure was designed by well-known Los Angeles architects, John and Donald Parkinson. The depot represents an imposing example of mission revival design. Much of its interior was made of solid oak, and the total cost was more than $80,000. The depot replaced a former structure which burned on September 9, 1921. This newer facility included a restaurant and fifty-room hotel for some years. The structure has served Caliente as a civic center and is the location of city government offices.
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The Story
Built in 1923 to replace a depot lost to fire two years earlier, this imposing Mission Revival station was designed by the noted Los Angeles architects John and Donald Parkinson. Its interior was finished largely in solid oak, and the roughly $80,000 complex once included a restaurant and a fifty-room hotel. Long a hub of railroad-town life, the building later became Caliente's civic center and the seat of city government.
Why it matters
It shows how railroads shaped the towns strung along their lines, with the depot serving as gateway, hotel, and community anchor all at once.
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Related people
- · John Parkinson
- · Donald Parkinson
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