During the tenure of President
Howard Elliott (1903–1912), the Northern Pacific Railway Company engaged in the upgrading of numerous depots across its system, from Minnesota to Washington. Many of these depots bear common architectural stamps, and are likely to be Reed and Stem designs. There is also the possibility the designs for smaller stations were drawn up by the Northern Pacific's Engineering Department, based on the design elements of Reed and Stem. In addition to the major works, such as the Tacoma Union Station and the former Montana Division Headquarters at Livingston, Montana, these lesser structures like Ellensburg, Washington, probably include: •
Aitkin, Minnesota, 1916 •
Beach, North Dakota •
Belgrade, Montana •
Billings, Montana, 1909 •
Butte, Montana, 1906 •
Centralia, Washington, 1912 •
Chehalis, Washington, 1912 •
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 1908 •
Fergus Falls, Minnesota •
Garrison, Montana, demolished 2000 •
Helena, Montana, 1904 •
Missoula, Montana, 1901, Renaissance Revival style •
Ritzville, Washington, 1910 •
Sandpoint, Idaho, 1916 •
Staples, Minnesota, 1909 •
Toppenish, Washington, 1911 The Northern Pacific's Toppenish depot is now the
Northern Pacific Railway Museum • Trident, Montana, 1909, moved to
Three Forks, Montana, July 27, 2011, for rehabilitation into a museum) •
Wallace, Idaho, 1902 •
Yakima, Washington, : The Northern Pacific built at least three depots in Yakima. The first when they began construction across
Stampede Pass c. 1884, the second, larger wood structure in 1901 was alleged to have a clock tower, and the final depot in a style similar to that in nearby Ellensburg, Washington, c. 1912. The last was likely the Reed and Stem design. Another noted architect --
Cass Gilbert, designed the 1901 depot. This structure was later relocated to another part of town, and converted into an apartment building. As of 2010, it was still standing in Yakima, minus the clock tower. Because the Northern Pacific never installed clocks in a tower, instead they used their large Monad trademark (the ying-yang), adopted by the road in 1896. In addition to the 1901 depot at Yakima, Gilbert also designed the Northern Pacific's depots at
Little Falls, Minnesota,
Bismarck, North Dakota, and
Fargo, North Dakota. Several of their works are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. These are (with attribution): • One or more works in
Commercial District, Roughly bounded by Park, C, Clark, 3rd, and Callendar Sts.
Livingston, Montana (Reed & Stem), NRHP-listed •
Fort Yellowstone, Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming; Norris, Wyoming; Gardiner, Montana, near Buffalo Lake, Idaho
Mammoth Hot Springs, WY (Reed and Stem, Reamer, Robert), NRHP-listed •
Grand Central Terminal, 71–105 E. 42nd St.
New York, New York (Reed & Stem), NRHP-listed •
Grand Central Terminal (Boundary Increase: Park Avenue Viaduct), 71-105 E. 42nd St., Park Ave. between E. 40th and E. 42nd Sts.
New York, New York (Reed & Stern), NRHP-listed • One or more works in
Helena Railroad Depot Historic District, Roughly bounded by Railroad/Helena Aves., Gallatin St., N. Sanders St. and N. Harris St.
Helena, Montana (Reed, Charles A.), NRHP-listed •
King Street Station, 3rd St., S. and S. King St.
Seattle, Washington (Reed & Stem), NRHP-listed •
Morris Park Station, under Espalanade at Bogart and Colden Ave. and Hone Ave.
Bronx, New York (Reed & Stem), NRHP-listed •
Northern Pacific Railroad Depot, Railroad and Higgins Ave.
Missoula, Montana (Stem & Reed), NRHP-listed •
Northern Pacific Railway Depot, 410 E. Main Ave.
Bismarck, North Dakota (Reed & Stem), NRHP-listed •
Northern Pacific Railway Passenger Depot, 606 W. Third St.
Ellensburg, Washington (Reed & Stem), NRHP-listed •
Forest Lodge Library, 13450 Cty Hwy M
Cable, Wisconsin (Stem, Allen H.), NRHP-listed •
New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building, 481 Morris Park Ave.
New York, New York (Stem, Allen H.), NRHP-listed ==References==