Littleton Denver & Rio Grande Western Depot, 2199 West Littleton Boulevard, Littleton, Arapahoe County, CO
Summary
Significance: Architecturally, the D & RGW Depot is characteristic of the railroad style of building developed in the Victorian Age. It is one of the oldest railroad depots in Colorado and one of the few surviving small stone depots in the state. It is closely tied with the development of Littleton and linked to the history of the D & RGW Railroad.
Survey number: HABS CO-46
Building/structure dates: ca. 1875 Initial Construction
Tags
railroad stations
stone buildings
rhyolite
gable roofs
low hip roofs
square columns
littleton colo
littleton
denver
littleton denver
rio
grande
rio grande
depot
west littleton boulevard
arapahoe
arapahoe county
colorado
historic american buildings survey
paul m murillo
vicki a rottman
photo
rio grande western depot
ultra high resolution
high resolution
architecture
railroad
railroad architecture
united states history
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Murillo, Paul M, photographer
Rottman, Vicki A, historian
Location
Littleton (Colo.)
,
39.61334, -105.01331
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html