Kingman may convert rail depot into museum

The under-renovation railroad depot in Kingman, Ariz., may be converted into a local railroad museum, according to the Kingman Daily Miner today.

The Kingman City Council today will consider authorizing the city to enter into a formal agreement with the Mohave County Historical Society to fund the development and operation of a railroad museum at the train depot. If approved it would be the third such agreement the city has entered into with the historical society – the city already pays $10,000 a year out of its Tourism Development Commission budget for the upkeep and operation of the historic Bonelli House, and another $50,000 from the Powerhouse fund to maintain the Route 66 Museum there.

The depot was built in 1907, and renovations are scheduled to be complete in November. And, as you may have surmised, it was a Harvey House.

The depot is at Fourth Street and Andy Devine Avenue (aka Route 66). Map is here.

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