Northern Pacific Depot (Villard, Minnesota)

The Northern Pacific Depot or Villard Depot is a historic railway station in Villard, Minnesota, United States, built in 1882. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for having local significance in exploration/settlement and transportation. The depot was constructed upon the completion of a new Northern Pacific Railway line and the platting of a new trackside town named after the railway's president Henry Villard. The Little Falls and Dakota Branch line, running between Little Falls and Morris, Minnesota, provided a key link between the agricultural region of west-central Minnesota and the Great Lakes port of Duluth.[2] The depot now marks the eastern terminus of the Villard–Starbuck Trail, a rail trail in development from Villard through Glenwood, Starbuck, and on to Glacial Lakes State Park.[3]

For other places with the same name, see Northern Pacific Depot.
Northern Pacific Depot
Villard's Northern Pacific Depot from the southwest
LocationWashington Avenue & County Highway 28, Villard, Minnesota
Coordinates45°42′55.5″N 95°16′10.5″W
AreaLess than one acre
Built1882
NRHP reference No.83003760[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 1983

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Gimmestad, Dennis (1983-05-03). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Northern Pacific Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-26. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Cycling Trails". MinnewaskaArea.com. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
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