Pollock station explained

Pollock
Type:Former Soo Line passenger rail station
Style:Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad
Address:Ave. A, SW of SD 10, Pollock, South Dakota
Opened:1901
Nrhp:
Pollock Depot
Embed:yes
Location:Ave. A, SW of SD 10, Pollock, South Dakota
Coordinates:45.8978°N -100.285°W
Added:November 8, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96001229

The Pollock Depot is a historic former railroad station on Avenue A in Pollock, South Dakota. It is a wood-frame structure with a gable roof, with two sections, one two stories, and the other a single story. The station was built in 1901 to Plan 3104, one of five plans used by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (aka the "Soo Line") for its stations. The establishment of the station at this location resulted in the founding of the town of Pollock, whose buildings were moved here from other area communities. The single-story section, divided into seven sections by large brackets, originally housed freight, while the two-story section provided passenger facilities on the first floor with living quarters for railroad workers above.[1]

In 1995 the building was converted into a hunting lodge.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96001229}} NRHP nomination for Pollock Depot]. National Park Service. 2014-11-15.
  2. Web site: From Razing to Restoring: The Rehabilitation of South Dakota's Railroad Passenger Depots . Hauc . Jason . Winter 2007 . South Dakota State Historical Society . 318.