Allen Water Station


Allen Water Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Stone dam at Allen Water Station in 2012
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Location	N. of Exchange Pkwy on Cottonwood Creek, Allen, Texas
Coordinates	33°7′6″N 96°39′56″W / 33.11833°N 96.66556°W / 33.11833; -96.66556
Area	5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Built by	Houston & Texas Central RR Co., Southern Pacific RR
NRHP reference No.	09000980^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 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.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

References

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

External links

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Allen Convention and Visitors Bureau

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