Owned by Alaska Railroad Built by Alaska Railroad Opened 1942 Owner Alaska Railroad Added to NRHP 27 August 1999 | Tracks 4 NRHP Reference # 99001027 Phone +1 907-265-2494 Rebuilt 1948 Architect Manley & Mayer | |
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Location 411 West 1st AvenueAnchorage, AK 99501United States Platforms 1 side platform 1 Island Similar Anchorage Hotel, Flattop Mountain Trail, Tony Knowles Coastal T, Alaska Native Heritage, Alaska Wildlife Conserva Profiles | ||
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Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star. The station is a Moderne-style three story concrete building, built in 1942 and enlarged in 1948.
It is located at the base of a hill, below downtown Anchorage. It measures 338 feet (103 m) by 45 feet (14 m).
In 1999, it was deemed significant in the history of transportation in Alaska and nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The depot, built of concrete and steel and well-equipped, was held to represent the railroad's transition from wooden structures and equipment inadequate for challenges of the World War II era and since.
It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1999.