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Photograph of Holdrege station
Photograph by Ammodramus, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

C B & Q Holdrege Depot

Built in 1910. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

From the record

“Holdrege station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Holdrege, Nebraska, served by the California Zephyr. It was originally opened in February 1911 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad as the CB&Q Holdrege Depot, and the depot has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 21, 1997.”

Wikipedia article Holdrege station, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 5 National Register listings published here for Phelps County · listed in 1997 · category: Building · built in 1910.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 700 Ironhorse St., Holdrege, 68949
  • When was it listed? February 1997
  • Category. building
  • Precinct. Precinct 11
  • When was it built? 1910
  • National Register reference number. 97000131 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

18 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of C B & Q Holdrege Depot between 2000 and 2019, burning about 29 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use7
Debris and open burning5
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 July 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
1 July 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
9 June 2013Debris and open burningunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
7 May 2011Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
16 May 2008Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
13 May 2013Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
8 April 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
5 April 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Phelps County

Storms near this property

60 of 142 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holdrege, the town this property stands in, in 142 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 75 hail, 55 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024HailHoldrege$3,000,000Hail ranging in size from quarters to two inches in diameter was reported across Holdrege.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$1,000,000Peak wind gusts were estimated to be around 70 MPH, with measured gusts of 66 MPH from a mesonet station located three miles south-southwest of Holdrege and 60 MPH from the Holdrege Airport AWOS. The strongest winds were south-southwest of Holdrege, where a number of irrigation pivots were flipped, a flag pole was bent at a home, and minor tree damage was noted.
May 1998HailHoldrege$1,000,000no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Holdrege$500,000This tornado developed very close to, or over, the fairgrounds area, then moved north. The most concentrated area of damage occurred between 4th Street and 6th Avenue, between Sherman Street and Lincoln Street, which included snapped wooden poles, an overturned pivot, and varying degrees of damage to manufactured homes. It appears the tornado briefly lifted as it moved north of 6th Avenue, sparing neighborhoods in northeast Holdrege more significant damage, before touching back down in a field just northwest of the intersection of 18th Avenue and Lincoln Street. The tornado reached peak intensity and width near Lincoln Street and 25th Avenue just northeast of Holdrege where significant damage to outbuildings, some newer and well-built, was noted. Damage also occurred to roofs of a few homes. The tornado would go on to overturn numerous pivots and snap a few more power poles as it curved northeast. Damage ceased near the intersection of Q Road and 736 Road, which coincides with substantial weakening of the circulation on radar. The estimated peak wind was 110 MPH.
July 2000HailHoldrege$400,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$250,000Power was out in part of the community of Holdrege. Sparks were reported at a substation. Four power poles were damaged near 18th Avenue and Lincoln Street. A large tree was downed at the cemetery, and blocked part of 18th Avenue. Irrigation pipe was moved onto the road approximately a half mile south of town. Part of an irrigation pivot was blown onto J Road between 732 and 733 Road.
May 2005Tornado (F0)Holdrege$250,000A tornado hit two farmsteads and the airport near Holdrege causing minor damage along its path.
May 2003HailHoldrege$250,000no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Holdrege$200,000An EF1 tornado tracked catty-corner from southwest to northeast across Holdrege. Much of the damage was noted in trees throughout town. Some large trees were uprooted or snapped. A handful of garages sustained damage. The tornado winds initially damaged the garage door, after which some structural wall damage occurred. The peak wind speed was estimated to be 95 MPH, based on the damage to both trees and structures along its nearly two mile path.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Holdrege$150,000A ground survey of the damage, in conjunction with radar and Sentinel satellite imagery, indicate a tornado touched down just north of the golf course on the north side of Holdrege, then moved east and northeast. The majority of the damage occurred shortly after the tornado touched down and included tree damage, overturned pivots, and, most notably, several snapped power poles along Highway 183. This tornado was short lived and appeared to lift just northeast of the intersection of O Road and 734 Road. The estimated peak wind was 110 MPH.
July 2024HailHoldrege$125,000Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$100,000Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in tree damage and power outages in Holdrege. The outages were reported by emergency management to be due to damaged power poles and lines. Other area measured wind gusts included 59 MPH, recorded by a mesonet station located four miles north-northeast of Holdrege, and 58 MPH, recorded by a mesonet station 2 miles north of Atlanta.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Holdrege$100,000no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$75,000Emergency management reported that 36 power poles were damaged or destroyed over a 2 mile stretch of Road 729 between Road O and Road Q.
June 2014HailHoldrege$75,000no account filed
April 2007Flash FloodHoldrege$75,000no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$75,000no account filed
May 1999HailHoldrege$75,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$60,000no account filed
July 2024HailHoldrege$50,000Wind gusts were estimated to be near 75 MPH, and was accompanied by hail as large as half dollars. At least one irrigation pivot was flipped, and severe crop damage was reported.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$50,000Wind gusts were estimated to be near 75 MPH, and was accompanied by hail as large as half dollars. At least one irrigation pivot was flipped, and severe crop damage was reported.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$50,000A semi tractor trailer was blown over by a severe wind gust.
March 1993Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$50,000Dime-size hail fell in Holdrege. Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a house and damaged some vehicles.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$50,000no account filed
May 1998HailHoldrege$50,000no account filed
July 1996HailHoldrege$50,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$45,000Wind gusts estimated between 60 and 70 MPH resulted in power outages in Holdrege, and was accompanied by nickel size hail. On the west side of Holdrege, a trailer house was tipped onto its side, and tree limbs between 2 and 6 inches in diameter were blown down.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$40,000Accompanied with golf ball sized hail.
September 2006HailHoldrege$40,000no account filed
July 2022Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$25,000There were a few reports of tree damage in Holdrege, including one limb that was 8-10 inches in diameter.
June 2013HailHoldrege$25,000The time is estimated from radar data. The report was relayed from trained spotters.
June 2011HailHoldrege$25,000The hail fell while the officer was driving on U.S. Highway 183.
September 2016HailHoldrege$25,000no account filed
July 2011HailHoldrege$25,000no account filed
September 2007HailHoldrege$25,000no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$25,000no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$25,000no account filed
May 2005HailHoldrege$25,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$25,000no account filed
April 2001HailHoldrege$20,000no account filed
July 2000HailHoldrege$20,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$15,000A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles north-northwest of Holdrege. Minor tree damage was reported in Holdrege.
August 2011HailHoldrege$15,000no account filed
September 2007HailHoldrege$15,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$15,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$15,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$10,000Winds caused some roof damage and irrigation pipe to be blown around.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$10,000no account filed
September 2006Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$10,000no account filed
September 2006HailHoldrege$10,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$10,000no account filed
May 1999HailHoldrege$10,000no account filed
August 1996HailHoldrege$10,000no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$8,000Wind gusts estimated near 60 mph resulted in tree damage in Holdrege. A multi-branch portion of one tree split from the main trunk and was estimated at 15 inches in diameter. This portion of the tree landed on the corner of a home, damaging the roof.
May 2007HailHoldrege$5,000no account filed
May 2007HailHoldrege$5,000no account filed
July 2000HailHoldrege$5,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$5,000no account filed
April 2013Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$3,000A window was blown out and a garage door was removed due to severe wind gusts.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHoldrege$2,000A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located five miles north-northwest of Holdrege. Downed tree limbs were reported seven miles north of Holdrege.

Every storm recorded in Phelps County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Phelps County Courthouse0.3 miles1990
Kinner House0.7 miles2004
Farmers State Bank7.8 miles2013

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 97000131 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Phelps CountyAll 5 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.