Allen Water Station

Allen Water Station
Stone dam at Allen Water Station in 2012
Allen Water Station is located in Texas
Allen Water Station
Allen Water Station
Location within Texas
Allen Water Station is located in the United States
Allen Water Station
Allen Water Station
Location within the United States
LocationN. of Exchange Pkwy on Cottonwood Creek,
Allen, Texas
Coordinates33°7′6″N 96°39′56″W / 33.11833°N 96.66556°W / 33.11833; -96.66556
Area5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built byHouston & Texas Central RR Co., Southern Pacific RR
NRHP reference No.09000980
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 2009

The Allen Water Station is a district of structures in Allen, Texas representing different items built in the 1870s by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad at the Allen Depot water stop. The site includes six contributing structures: the Water Station site, the 1874 Dam, a section of railroad tracks and bed, a 1910 railroad bridge, and the ruins of the water tank and pumping facility.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Allen Railroad Dam - Allen Water Station". Collin County, Texas, History. Collin County History.
  3. ↑ "Allen Water Station, Allen, Collin County, Texas ~ NRHP Nomination Form" (PDF). Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. October 23, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Stone Dam at Allen Station" [Allen in Collin County, Texas - The American South (West South Central)]. HMDB.org. The Historical Marker Database.