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Collection Summary
Collection: 2019-P-031 - Hoskins-Meyer
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 00011
Title: Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, Bismarck (N.D.)
Date: 1915
Creator: Hoskins-Meyer (Bismarck, N.D.)
Inscription/Marks: [Handwritten in black ink on negative] H-1012 N. P. Depot [Hoskins-Meyer] [Handwritten on back of photograph] A4330-00001 Bismarck. Northern Pacific station. Hoskins Meyer photo [Round black ink stamp] STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Summary: Several people stand at the rear of the Northern Pacific Railroad depot in Bismarck. Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground, and a sign reading "Bismarck" is visible next to the building. Main Avenue businesses are visible including Richolt's Confectionery shop, Drug Store and First National Bank. Northern Pacific Railroad depot in downtown Bismark was built in 1901 in the Spanish Mission-Revival style. It was designed by architect Cass Gilbert of the nationally prominent architectural firm of Charles Reed and Allan Stem of St. Paul (Minn.). Completed in December, 1901, at a cost of $33,601 it featured a center facade flanked by towers 13 feet square, originally domed and crowned by louvered cupolas with bellcast roofs and finials. The superstructures of these towers (domed roofs, cupolas, and corner caps) were removed in 1954 and replaced by simple peaked tile roofs, producing the effect of Tuscan campaniles. The main entrance of the depot is recessed between the towers within a one-story portico featuring six concrete Tuscan columns. By 1916, the Northern Pacific Depot was serving 24 passenger trains daily. By 1950, however, Bismarck began to reflect the nationwide decline in railroad traffic. The decline continued throughout the 1970’s as mergers between the Northern Pacific and other railroads eventually created the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe. Ultimately, the Railway Express Agency vacated its quarters in the west end of the Bismarck Depot following a declaration of bankruptcy in 1975. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It became the home to the Fiesta Villa Mexican Restaurant, which closed in 2016 and sold in 2017 and now houses the Edwinton Brewing Company with the eastern section of the depot still unoccupied.
Red ID: PH_I_192690 Image ID: 172877 Image Notes: 2019-P-031-00011

Collection: 2019-P-031 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Hoskins-Meyer
Date: 1920-1930

Summary: Collection of negatives and photographs taken by Hoskins-Meyer Studios in and around Bismarck (N.D.) and used to produce real photo postcards for sale.

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