Downing station
Downing | |||||||||||
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| Former Burlington Route passenger station | |||||||||||
Downing Railroad Depot, September 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | South Bondurant Street, Downing, Missouri 63536 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
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Downing Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
| Location | City Park, Downing, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°28′59″N 92°22′8″W / 40.48306°N 92.36889°W | ||||||||||
| Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||
| Built | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Built by | Keokuk & Western Railroad County | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 83001037 | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 1983 | ||||||||||
Downing station, also known as the Depot Museum, is a historic train station located at Downing, Schuyler County, Missouri. It was built in 1872 by the Keokuk & Western Railroad. It is a one-story, frame building with board and batten siding. The building features a gable roof with wide overhanging eaves and ornate cross stickwork brackets. It was moved to its present location in 1976, and houses a local history museum.: 2
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as the Downing Railroad Depot.