Green City Railroad Depot - Green City, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 40° 16.003 W 092° 57.183
15T E 503992 N 4457361
Historic Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad depot in the small town of Green City, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMGZNJ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 10

"The Green City Railroad Depot, Green City, Sullivan County, is a one and one half story rectangular frame building with Stick style affinities constructed circa 1880 to accommodate passengers and freight arriving and departing on the Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad. It occupies its original trackside location, just south of the town square. The depot is located within the original one hundred foot wide right of way which was purchased by the railroad when the first tracks were laid in 1880 and is included in the original plat of the town. It was built parallel to the railroad tracks, which ran roughly northeast to southwest, at a diagonal to the grid pattern of the town's streets. The building operated as the town's only station from the time of its construction until trains stopped running through Green City in 1950, at which time the building and right of way reverted to private ownership. The depot is covered by a steep gabled roof with a three foot eave on the south supported by curved brackets. The south elevation is broken by a projecting telegrapher's bay which extends above the roof into a three sided hipped dormer. There are two doors on this elevation, one which enters into the waiting room and one large sliding door which enters into the freight room. In 1976 some restoration work was done, primarily repair of deteriorated materials, and the depot was painted in its original colors of red with green trim. To the south of the depot, on a short section of track, a railroad caboose acquired circa 1981 has been placed; although associated with railroad transportation, it is not directly associated with the depot and has been counted as a noncontributing structure. The depot is essentially unaltered from its original construction." - National Register Nomination form
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: No

Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes

If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
Museum


What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad

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