Downing station

Downing Railroad Depot
Downing Railroad Depot, September 2012
Location City Park, Downing, Missouri
Coordinates 40°28′59″N 92°22′8″W / 40.48306°N 92.36889°W / 40.48306; -92.36889Coordinates: 40°28′59″N 92°22′8″W / 40.48306°N 92.36889°W / 40.48306; -92.36889
Area less than one acre
Built 1872 (1872)
Built by Keokuk & Western Railroad County
NRHP reference # 83001037[1]
Added to NRHP March 29, 1983

Downing station, also known as the Depot Museum, is a historic train station located at Downing, Schuyler County, Missouri. It was built in 1872 by the Keokuk & Western Railroad. It is a one-story, frame building with board and batten siding. The building features a gable roof with wide overhanging eaves and ornate cross stickwork brackets. It was moved to its present location in 1976, and houses a local history museum.[2]:2

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Downing Railroad Depot.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Linda D. Harper, Inez Shaw, and James M. Denny (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downing Railroad Depot" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 5 photographs from 1980)
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