Union Pacific Pumphouse

This building supplied water for steam engines and is an unusual example of masonry for a railroad utility building considered the only structure of its kind in Colorado. The structure is one of few railroad pump houses still in place along the track and it is the only known stone Pumphouse in the state of Colorado.

Status: Alert
Project Type: Colorado's Most Endangered
Counties: Cheyenne
Region: Northeast
Date Listed: 2005
Construction Date: 1870s
Primary Threat: Demolition by Neglect
Threat When Listed: Demolition by Neglect
Primary Theme: Transportation