Missouri Pacific Depot - Charleston, Missouri
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 36° 55.371 W 089° 21.436
16S E 290031 N 4088909
Former railroad depot in Charleston, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMHQ8M
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2013
Views: 4
The Missouri Pacific Depot was constructed in 1917. It was located immediately east of the intersection of two branches of the Missouri Pacific Railroad in the western part of Charleston, Missouri. The depot was a fairly standard depot to serve a moderate sized town in Missouri. The depot was designed by E.M. Tucker an architect on staff with the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The depot is in a very deteriorated condition. There had been plans in the early 1970s to rehabilitate the unused depot and convert it to a museum but those plans were not carried through to completion. The railroad tracks have also been removed from the area.
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
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?:
Vacant and unused.
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Missouri Pacific
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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