Landmark information
- Location:
1100 Merrill Ave, Menlo Park - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/10/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
8/10/2013 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 27.277, W 122 10.945 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Menlo Park Railroad Station
This building, constructed in 1867 by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad Company, is the oldest railroad passenger station in California. The Victorian ornamentation was added in the 1890s when the station was remodeled to serve the newly-opened Stanford University. The extension on the northwest was added to accommodate increased traffic generated by the establishment of Camp Fremont nearby during World War I.