The Queen Anne style depot was designed by the same architects who worked on the NYC mansion of NP president Henry Villard. The building was 100-feet long and 32-feet wide with a brick first floor, wood framed second floor complete with hipped dormers for the windows and topped with a bell-shaped cupola.
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The 400-foot long trackside platform was covered by a 8-feet wide verandah supported by ornate iron pillars and accommodated up to 8 passenger cars.
The depot was finished in November 1882 at a total cost of $12,000 ($270,000 in 2010 dollars) and would serve the city until 1928.
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Master's Oil Company constructed an "artistic filling station" on a vacant at the corner of First Avenue NW and Main Street, across from Bingenheimer Mercantile Co. in 1920. A dealer for the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, they promised they would transform the site into "a beauty spot."
The MHSoc's museum and office is located at 3827 30th Avenue NW; Mandan, ND 58554 Contact us at info@mandanhistory.org
