Union Passenger Station
(Union Depot)
700 San Francisco
El Paso, Texas 79901
533-3333
Noted Chicago architect Daniel H. Burnham (1846-1912) designed the Union Passenger Station in 1905 in a restrained Neo-Classical Revival Style. The red brick structure is symmetrical with a six story bell tower on the northeast corner and a clerestory projection over the waiting room on the east side.
Officially opened on February 6, 1906, Union Depot, as it was frequently referred, remained in service until February 28, 1974. In the following year, Union Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1982 the City of El Paso funded extensive restoration work to return the depot to its original condition. It took over $1.2 million to restore the Depot to its former self.
On December 11, 1982 the Grand Lodge of Texas leveled the depot as they had done in 1905. The Depot is listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1975 and is also recognized by the Texas Historic Commission.
