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Lewistown station (Missouri)

Coordinates: 40°5′11″N 91°48′26″W / 40.08639°N 91.80722°W / 40.08639; -91.80722
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Lewistown
Former Burlington Route passenger station
General information
Location Route 6 east of 177th Avenue, Lewistown, Missouri 63452
Platforms1
History
Opened1871
Services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
LaBelle Kansas City – Quincy Tolona
toward Quincy
Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad Station
Lewistown station (Missouri) is located in Missouri
Lewistown station (Missouri)
Lewistown station (Missouri) is located in the United States
Lewistown station (Missouri)
LocationOff MO 16, Lewistown, Missouri
Coordinates40°5′11″N 91°48′26″W / 40.08639°N 91.80722°W / 40.08639; -91.80722
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1871 (1871)
NRHP reference No.79001379[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1979

Lewistown station, also known as Burlington Northern Railroad Station at Lewistown and Lewiston Depot, is a historic train station located at Lewistown, Lewis County, Missouri. It was built in 1871 by the Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad, and is a one-story, gable roofed, frame building with wide overhanging eaves. It measures 24 feet, 6 inches, by 50 feet, 6 inches, and is sheathed in vertical board and batten siding. It was moved to its present location in 1977 to house a community centre.[2]: 2–4 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad Station.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Linda Harper (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Quincy, Missouri, and Pacific Railroad Station" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1979)