Green City station

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Green City
Former Burlington Route passenger station
General information
Location202 Lincoln Street, Green City, Missouri 63545
Platforms1
History
Openedc.1880
Closed1950
Services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Sorrell
toward Milan
MilanQuincy Greencastle
toward Quincy
Green City Railroad Depot
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Location202 Lincoln St., Green City, Missouri
Coordinates 40°16′1″N92°57′11″W / 40.26694°N 92.95306°W / 40.26694; -92.95306
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleStick/eastlake, Standardized railroad depot
NRHP reference No. 98001610 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 1999

Green City station is a historic train station located at Green City, Sullivan County, Missouri. It was built about 1880 by the Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad. It is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular frame building with Stick style design elements. The gable roofed building features a central three sided hipped dormer that projects over a projecting bay window. The depot remained in operation until 1950. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as the Green City Railroad Depot. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Andrew M. Halter (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Green City Railroad Depot" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 4 photographs from 1993)