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The Broomfield Depot Museum is a 1909 train depot moved to a park
Broomfield's local history museum sits in a railroad depot built in 1909, later moved to Zang's Spur Park and run with the help of the Broomfield Historical Society.
Published June 10, 2026 - Last verified June 12, 2026
If you want to see where Broomfield came from, the easiest stop is the small wooden building at Zang’s Spur Park: the Broomfield Depot Museum.
The depot was built in 1909, when passenger trains were a regular part of daily life in town. It served the Colorado & Southern Railway and an electric interurban line, and the station agent and his family actually lived in the building. When passenger rail faded, the depot closed. In 1976 the structure was moved from its old spot near 120th Avenue to its current home at the park, and a few years later it reopened as a local history museum.
Inside you will find photographs, artifacts, and archives about Broomfield’s farms, schools, newspapers, post office, cemeteries, and railroads, with rotating exhibits through the year. The museum is run with the help of the Broomfield Historical Society, a volunteer nonprofit that keeps the building and its collections going. The depot is also listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties, a formal recognition of its history.
Hours are limited, so it is worth checking before you go. For the current schedule, the address, and what is on display, see the City and County of Broomfield’s Depot Museum page and the Broomfield Historical Society.