The windows are all original, having been recased and rehung. Indoors one finds the original golden painted radiators that heat the building, craftsman style chandeliers (reproduced from a 1914 interior photograph) radiating their own warmth and ambiance. 100-year-old ‘railroad graffiti’ adorns much of the hand-hewn brickwork. While enjoying your visit and award-winning cuisine, take a moment to observe and appreciate the numerous original and still functioning features of this historic building: over 40,000 Mid-west red roof tiles, hand chiseled exterior granite corbels and massive wooden beams. Now, after an extensive renovation as a restaurant and a bar and designation as a National Historic Landmark, this true gem of Southern Oregon architecture once again proudly serves the community. From 1955 to 1996 the depot was abandoned or used only as a freight office. After just two glorious decades passenger rail service declined due in part to the Great Depression and the increasing popularity of automobile travel. This new passenger depot was completed and dedicated in October of the same year, a mere nine months from start to finish. In February of 1910 ground was broken for a new brick railroad depot to replace the older, wooden structure located south of Main Street. By 1910 Medford, renamed by a railroad engineer, was a rapidly growing, prosperous community and Jackson County had become one of the fastest growing counties in the United States.
The city of Medford was born in the late 1880’s when the Central Oregon and Pacific railroad pushed south through a town called ‘Middleford’ in the Rogue Valley. We welcome you to a classic American restaurant and bar and a tantalizing taste of oldtown Oregon history. Porters is nostalgically named in honor of all the men and women who work professionally aboard passenger trains bringing food, drink, courtesy and a warm smile to their traveling patrons.
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