Mayville station (North Dakota) explained

Great Northern Railway Depot
Location:Front St., Mayville, North Dakota
Coordinates:47.5°N -97.3239°W
Built:1897
Builder:Great Northern Railway
Added:October 5, 1977
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:77001033

Mayville station is a historic train station on Front St. in Mayville, North Dakota. It was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Great Northern Railway Depot.

A predecessor building was burned in a fire. This building, as a new depot, was built in style "noticeably superior to the type of facility usually provided a community the size of Mayville."[1]

The depot is now home to the Goose River Heritage Center, a museum of local history.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=77001033}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Great Northern Railway Depot / Burlington Northern, Incorporated, Depot / Goose River Heritage Center ]. Dawn Maddox . December 28, 1976 . National Park Service. and
  2. Web site: Goose River Heritage Center Museum. Visit ND. 14 December 2014.