Standard Combination Depot 1899, 24x48 Left Handed - HO

Standard Combination Depot, 1899 Plan, 24x48 Left Handed The Great Northern Railway Historical Society Company Store is pleased to offer the 24’ x 48’ “old style” combination passenger and freight depot for small towns custom made by HRM Laser Models in HO scale. Great Northern predecessor St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba built its first 24’ x 48’ “old style“ depot in 1889 at Leeds ND. This is one of many standard depots erected to several standard designs. Researcher Harold Hall has located 72 old style depots of this size across the system, but two thirds of them were built in Minnesota and North Dakota. We have not found drawings for Leeds in 1889. Old style depot plans were standardized with only minor modifications based on locale. They were used for new construction until 1909 when new architectural treatments were added, such as angled bay sides, enclosed eaves with special corner treatment, and external wainscoting which separated the different types of wall siding.  Old st