Meramec Highlands Frisco Station - Kirkwood, Missouri - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

"The Richardson Romanesque station was built by the Meramec Highlands Company in 1891 to serve the Meramec Highlands Resort, "St. Louis' Only Exclusive Health and Pleasure Resort." The stone structure was deeded to the Frisco Railroad for the sum of one dollar in exchange for service to the resort. It had separate waiting rooms for men and women with a ticket office in the base of the cupola tower. The station did dual service as a station and home of Della Snyder, the first woman station agent on the Frisco. In the midthirties after the station was closed, the York family moved in without Frisco Railroad permission. Rather than fight to remove them, the Frisco hired Gussie and Tom York for one dollar a year to be caretakers of the property. For over thirty years "Grandma" York provided demonstrations of rug weaving and use of her spinning wheel to several generations of students from the nearby Osage School. In 1972, the property was sold by the Frisco Railroad to Thomas Biggs." ~ Historic Kirkwood Landmarks.

The building was vacant for many years, it has been recently modified significantly and is used as a home.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No Is the station/depot open to the public?: No If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: House What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Frisco Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed

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