Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 98001208 Added to NRHP 30 September 1998 | Architectural style Pattern book RR depot Opened 1872 | |
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Location 729 North Carson Street
Carson City, Nevada Built by Virginia and Truckee Railroad People also search for George L. Sanford House | ||
The Virginia & Truckee (V&T) Railroad Depot of Carson City, Nevada is a historic railroad station that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is significant for its association with the economically important role of the V&T railroad historically in Carson City following discovery of the Comstock Lode mine in 1859. To a lesser degree, according to its NRHP nomination, the depot building is also significant architecturally "as a well-preserved example of a wood-frame passenger depot procured from a railroad company pattern book within the V&T's former sphere of operation."
Located on the Southeast corner of the Washington Street intersection with Carson Street, it served the Virginia and Truckee Railroad until 1950, when the railroad shut down.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The Reno and Gold Hill Depots still exist, as well as the V&T Freight Depot in Virginia City.
History
The V&T was created in 1869 in between Virginia City, Mound House, and Carson City. It was created to allow massive movement of gold and silver ore from the Comstock Lode to mills along the Carson River. The tracks ran east-west down Washington Street. The V&T's yards and Engine House were located just east of the depot along Washington Street. There were no guardrails shielding Carson Street. The V&T became quite profitable until the 1920s, when they saw their first shortfall. In 1938, with the mining all but nonexistent, and competition from the newly created United States Highway System, the V&T had to tear up the track from Virginia City to Mound House, which still had a connection with the Carson and Colorado Railroad. The V&T was still leaking money up until her final year in 1950, when Locomotive #27 Ran the final train from Minden, through Carson City, and into Reno.