Baton Rouge station
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Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot | |
Location | 100 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 30°26′47″N 91°11′24″W / 30.44639°N 91.19000°W |
Built | 1925 |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 94000463[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1994 |
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.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "LOUISIANA ART AND SCIENCE MUSEUM". www.lasm.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot - Archiplanet". www.archiplanet.org. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "National Register of Historical Places - LOUISIANA (LA), East Baton Rouge County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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Categories:
- Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Neoclassical architecture in Louisiana
- Stations along Illinois Central Railroad lines
- Buildings and structures in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Visitor attractions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Baton Rouge, Louisiana