Higginsville station
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Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville | |
 The former depot in 2024 | |
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| Location | 2109 Main St. Higginsville, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°04′25″N 93°43′00″W / 39.073520°N 93.716780°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1888-1889 |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000451[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1987 |
Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville, also known as the C & A Depot, is a historic train station located at Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built in 1888-1889 by the Chicago and Alton Railroad, and is a 1 1/2-story, Stick style frame building. It features projecting eaves supported by large brackets and exterior walls faced with vertical boards, battens and horizontal clapboards.[2]: 2
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
| Preceding station | Alton Railroad | Following station | ||
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| Mayview toward Kansas City
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Kansas City – St. Louis | Corder toward St. Louis
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Lynn Morrow (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 19 photographs from 1984)
Categories:
- Former Chicago and Alton Railroad stations
- Former railway stations in Missouri
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Stick-Eastlake architecture in the United States
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1889
- National Register of Historic Places in Lafayette County, Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri region Registered Historic Place stubs