The Northern Pacific Depot at Yakima, North, Washington, undated

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The North Yakima depot was designed by Cass Gilbert and carries to an extreme the notion of using the center portion of the building as a decorative element. The tapered shingled walls of the tower derive from both the Goodrich Avenue Church (1886) and Saint John the Divine Episcopal Church (1898-99), and the tower has little function except to support a clock and provide for an open deck. The half-timbered design differs from the Little Falls depot in that it seems to be German or central European inspired (the English did not build wood towers). The large chimney is for a fireplace in the waiting room, a common feature in depots of the era. The chimney does not reflect the Germanic influence of the depot's otherwise unified design. The depot was enlarged within a few years of its construction and was later replaced. The second depot is pictured. Located at Milepost 90, from the collection of Thomas R. Blanck.

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Assembled by the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Society from various donated collections received between 2010 and 2020.

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