Filmore Southern Pacific Depot

The Southern Pacific Depot was built in 1887 during the southern California land boom of that decade. Edith Moore Jarrett the first Curator of the Museum saved the depot from demolition in 1974 by purchasing it from Southern Pacific Railroad for a dollar.

The Depot was originally located much further west on the tracks than its current locaton. It was about 50 feet from Central Ave.

The depot had an additional 20 feet of waiting room. The photo with 2 windows on the west end included the waiting room. Where there are three windows that is the current configuration. When there was a waiting room there was also a bay window trackside which went away when the waiting room was removed.