Green City Railroad Station - Green City, MO
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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: WM11THV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2019
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County of depot: Sullivan County
Location of station: Lincoln St. & 1st St., Green City
Built: 1880
Architectural Style: Late Victorian - Stick Style
"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.
" ... The depot served both the passenger and freight needs of the town for
nearly three quarters of a century. The Green City Railroad Depot is also a well preserved example of
Late Victorian architecture, with affinities of the Stick style, and a representative example of a typical late
nineteenth century standardized railroad depot. ... " ~ NRHP Nomination Form
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