National Register of Historic Places

St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot

Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri
Listed
December 1, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
94001397

About this property

Poplar Bluff station is a historic train station in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States, served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. The station was built in 1910 by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. When the line and railroad was bought by the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1917, the station was renamed the Missouri Pacific Depot, and when the line was bought by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982, the station was renamed the Union Pacific Depot in 1983, despite the fact that it was already used by Amtrak. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. In 2003, Union Pacific donated the building to the committee to Save and Restore the Historic Train Depot, a citizens-led non-profit that has since reorganized as the Poplar Bluff Historic Depot Restoration Corporation. The group has worked to raise money to restore the depot to include the exterior and interior. Butler County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places Poplar Bluff, MO – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak) Amtrak Texas Eagle Stations - Poplar Bluff, MO Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Poplar Bluff Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

Location

400 S. Main St.
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri
36.75370, -90.39340

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot listed on the National Register?

St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1994.

What type of historic resource is St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot?

St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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