Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot
National Register of Historic Places

Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot

Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas
Listed
October 10, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
01001092

About this property

The Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot is a former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (MKT) station at 512 E. Main Street in Council Grove, Kansas. The station opened on December 31, 1894 to replace the previous station, a utilitarian building which opened with the MKT line through Council Grove in 1869 and had burned down on May 18 of that year. The wooden building has a Victorian design that features ornamental siding and brackets along the roof. The station served both freight and passenger traffic; the former included cattle, local agricultural products, and American Express mail. Trains served the station until 1957, when the MKT ended service along the line through Council Grove. The station is one of eleven surviving MKT stations in Kansas, and it is the only one not to have been relocated. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 11, 2001.

Location

512 E. Main St.
Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas
38.66200, -96.48019

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot listed on the National Register?

Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot?

Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot?

The period of significance for Council Grove Missouri, Kansas and Texas Depot is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1869.

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