Whitefish Train Depot

In 1927, the Great Northern Railway built the station serving Whitefish. It was designed in an Alpine style reminiscent of the chalets built in Glacier National Park during that era. The entire wooden structure had timber walls sheathed in wood siding and decorative eaves. Cedar shingles covered the entire roof which was punctuated by numerous dormers.

In the 1980s, after sixty years of continuous use, the Burlington Northern Railroad (now known as the BNSF Railway) decided to vacate the deteriorating structure. The local historical society approached the railroad for a transfer of ownership that was completed in 1990. Ownership of the depot was transferred to a preservation society, and the railroad donated money it had allocated for a new building to help in the renovation process.

The Great Northern Railway Passenger and Freight Depot and Division Office (the Whitefish Depot) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.