Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot
National Register of Historic Places

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot

Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
Listed
May 18, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
94000463

About this property

Baton Rouge station is a historic train station located at 100 South River Road in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was built for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad which got absorbed by the Illinois Central Railroad. The station was a stop on the Y&MV main line between Memphis, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana. The building now houses the Louisiana Art and Science Museum. The two-story main block and the two one-story wings in Classical Revival style stand directly across the Old State Capitol building. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1994, as the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Co. Depot. 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.

Location

100 S. River Rd.
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
30.44649, -91.19023

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot listed on the National Register?

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 1994.

What type of historic resource is Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot?

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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