Just spotted this yesterday, (after driving by it all the time for over ten years! ), and it looks dead-on like a Milwaukee Road standard design! It's on the corner of 3rd and M street in Auburn, WA. It's very close to where the ex-NP depot at East Auburn used to be. Anyone?
Not finding it listed at: http://www.rrshs.org/Wash./king.htm Not saying that I believe the RRSHS list is 100% accurate; but, not listed Also found this on another site Conquering UP passes Milwaukee depot, closed, with the Auburn sign removed, in 1978, just prior to demolition of the building. Courtesy Dave Sprau
It's not Milw. It's not NP. And those were all which might have been in the area. I believe it's simply a house having a slightly coincidental appearance.... The NP depots at East Auburn, Auburn, Sumner, Puyallup were all definitely demolished. The Milw in North Puyallup, Auburn, Sumner were all definitely demolished. Milw and NP Kent still stand in Kent. And yes, the RRSHS list is neither complete nor fully accurate. Of know of an NP depot in western WA not listed. I know of a GN depot about thirty five miles from here, not listed. In the past three years, I've sent a ton of info and corrections/updates to Mark, and perhaps half was added. After nudging him repeatedly, I gave up. It's not worth the effort on my end, if that's the best on theirs. :tb-sad: Boxcab E50
I'm no means an expert, so I can't say if this house was ever a depot or not. But back in the day (I donno, 50s or 60s maybe) my grandfather was going to buy an old depot or some kind of railroad building in the small town they lived in, have it moved a couple miles closer to the river and turn it into a cabin. Eventually he went with another building, but I could see how it's possible old depots could be picked up and moved miles away from any tracks and turned into residential buildings.
To me, the pitch of the roof does not seem to be as steep as the roof on the Duvall depot. It's also a bit wider.
Dang. It could sure pass as one! Even the bay window, the corniches(?) I think they call 'em under the eves of the roof, and even some of the windows look like it. I'd buy it, and paint it two-tone grey, slap a semaphore out front, and have an awesome little house! :teeth: "Honey, I found my dream home!" Oh, well.
It's just a bay window bump out in front. Does not go to the ground, just to the foundation- Not tall enough. Not deep enough for the necessary side windows. Roof over the bay is wrong. As already noted, roof pitch is wrong- For many NP or Milw. And those depots in the valley area are all accounted for. Also, width and length wise, a depot that wide is usually much longer. It does not look close to an NP section house. I am quite certain this is simply circumstantial.
