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Union Station
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National Register of Historic Places

Union Station

Also known as Union Depot

On the National Register since 197452 years
NeoclassicalListed 1974Denver
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Union Station, 1906 and today

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Union Depot · Library of Congress. Matched to this listing by the words in its caption.

About

About Union Station

Union Station, at 17th St. at Wynkoop, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1974. The Register lists it for its transportation and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Neoclassical, as it does for 5 other Colorado listings. The listing covers 1.6 acres. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMain railway station in Denver, Colorado, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 37 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1881 to today

  1. 1881Built
  2. 1906Union Depot
  3. 1974Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  4. 2026On the Register for 52 years
In old photographs

An old view of Union Station

Postcards and photographs from Denver’s archive whose captions name it, from 1906. Tap one to see it full screen.

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Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

17th St. at Wynkoop, Denver · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Union StationStart here
  2. 2Denver City Railway Company BuildingBuilding · next door
  3. 3Oxford HotelBuilt 1891 · next door
  4. 4Peters Paper Company WarehouseCommercial Style · next door
  5. 5Carter-Rice BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · next door
Around it

25 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BUnion WarehouseVictorian0.1 miBHendrie and Bolthoff Warehouse BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBBrown, J. S., Mercantile BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBLittleton Creamery-Beatrice Foods Cold Storage WarehouseBuilding0.1 miBSpratlen-Anderson Wholesale Grocery Company-Davis Brothers WarehouseNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBSugar BuildingSullivanesque0.2 miBGeneral Electric BuildingBuilding0.2 miBCrocker, F. W., and Company Steam Cracker FactoryBuilding0.2 miDLarimer SquareItalianate0.3 miBBarney L. Ford BuildingBuilt 18630.3 miBDenver City Cable Railway BuildingBuilt 18890.3 miBMoffat StationNeoclassical0.3 miBLarimer Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late Victorian0.4 miBDaniels and Fisher TowerItalian Renaissance · Built 19110.4 miBKopper's Hotel and SaloonQueen Anne0.4 miBTramway BuildingRenaissance0.5 miBBaur Confectionery CompanyLate Victorian0.5 miBHover, W.A., and Company BuildingCommercial Style0.5 mi
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BJoslin Dry Goods Company BuildingCommercial0.5 miBColorado National Bank BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBRailway Exchange Addition and Railway Exchange New BuildingCommercial0.5 miBDenver Tramway PowerhouseAmerican Round-Arch Style0.5 miBBurlington HotelLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.5 miSt19th Street BridgeSteel Pratt through truss · Built 18880.5 miBPride of the Rockies Flour MillLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 mi
More like it

Neoclassical style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Neoclassical.

Moffat Station0.3 mi away
John S. Flower House1.6 mi away

Memories of Union Station

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Questions about Union Station

Is Union Station on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1974 (Register number 74000571).

Is Union Station a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Colorado has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Denver Civic Center, 1.1 miles away.

Can you visit Union Station?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Union Station?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 37 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 84125781 · Wikidata · old views from Denver’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.