On July 4, 1906, a large arch was dedicated in front of the station in order to provide a symbolic threshold for travelers entering and leaving the city. Both the 18 depots included a tall central clock tower with four clock faces. The Kansas City architectural firm of Van Brunt & Howe was hired to design a larger replacement depot in the Romanesque Revival style.
Ī fire that started in the women's restroom in 1894 destroyed the central portion of the 1881 depot. Taylor of Kansas City was hired to develop the plans and the station opened in May 1881. In February 1880, the owners of the four lines (the Union Pacific, the Denver & Rio Grande, the Denver, South Park & Pacific and the Colorado Central) agreed to build a station at 17th and Wynkoop Streets. To remedy this issue, the Union Pacific Railroad proposed creating one central "Union Station" to combine the various operations. By 1875, there were four different railroad stations, making passenger transfers between different railroad lines inconvenient. History 19th century: Original structures Looking down 17th Street towards the second Union Station building and the Mizpah Arch, circa 1908.ĭenver's first train station was constructed in 1868 to serve the new Denver Pacific Railway, which connected Denver to the main transcontinental line at Cheyenne, Wyoming. The historic station house reopened in the summer of 2014, hosting the 112-room Crawford Hotel, restaurants and retailers. In 2012, the station underwent a major renovation transforming it into the centerpiece of a new transit-oriented mixed-use development built on the site's former railyards. The current structure was erected in two stages, with an enlarged central portion completed in 1914. A station was first opened on the site on June 1, 1881, but burned down in 1894. It is located at 17th and Wynkoop Streets in the present-day LoDo district and includes the historic station house, a modern open-air train shed, a 22-gate underground bus station, and light rail station. Beaux-Arts, Classical Revival, Romanesque Revivalĭenver Union Station is the main railway station and central transportation hub in Denver, Colorado.
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