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Baton Rouge station

Coordinates: 30°26′47″N 91°11′24″W / 30.44639°N 91.19000°W / 30.44639; -91.19000
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Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot
Baton Rouge station is located in Louisiana
Baton Rouge station
Baton Rouge station is located in the United States
Baton Rouge station
Location100 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates30°26′47″N 91°11′24″W / 30.44639°N 91.19000°W / 30.44639; -91.19000
Built1925
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.94000463[1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1994
Illinois Central's 333 steam engine at the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot

The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot is located at 100 South River Road. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was also known as the Illinois Central Railroad Station. The building currently houses the Louisiana Art and Science Museum.[2]

The architectural style of the building is considered Classical Revival.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 (Building - #94000463)[4]

IC-333, a 0-6-0 steam engine formerly owned by the Charles Black Sand & Gravel Company of Fluker, LA, is on display just outside the building. Several passenger cars previously on display have been removed. As of 2011, IC-333 and its tender have been removed from the site as well.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "LOUISIANA ART AND SCIENCE MUSEUM". www.lasm.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  3. ^ "Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot - Archiplanet". www.archiplanet.org. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historical Places - LOUISIANA (LA), East Baton Rouge County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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