Agnew Depot

In 1876 the South Pacific Coast Narrow Gauge Railroad laid track between Alameda and Santa Cruz. Abram Agnew, who farmed 120 acres along the route, gave four acres to the railroad for a station and later laid out the town of Agnew.

The depot building, connected by a wooden loading dock to the warehouse, was constructed between 1877 and 1878. A team of draft horses hauled freight cars from the depot down a short branch line to the Lick Paper Mills and the State Asylum to the East. The South Pacific Coast merged with Southern Pacific Railroad in 1887. In 1906 the tracks were converted to standard gauge. The building was purchased by the California Central Model Railroad Club in 1963. . This historical marker was erected in 1988 by City of Santa Clara Historical and Landmarks Commission. It is in Agnew in Santa Clara in Santa Clara County California