National Register Record for ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER DEPOT

Historic Name: ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER DEPOT
Current Name: SAME
Address: 105 S MERIDIAN
City: WAURIKA            County: JEFFERSON
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: CONSTRUCTED IN 1912, THE ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER STATION IN WAURIKA IS A SINGLE STORY TUDOR REVIVAL STYLE BUILDING. IT HAS A SIDE GABLED ROOF COVERED IN CLAY TILE. AT ONE TIME, THE ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER STATION WAS USED FOR PASSENGER SERVICE BY ALL THREE RAILROAD LINES OPERATING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. PASSENGER SERVICE WAS DISCONTINUED IN THE 1950S, BUT THE BUILDING WAS USED BY THE ROCK ISLAND FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES UNTIL IT FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN THE 1980S. IN 1987, THE CITY OF WAURIKA BEGAN A REHABILITATION PROJECT TO TURN THE DEPOT INTO A PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE BUILDING RETAINS A HIGH DEGREE OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR INTEGRITY. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 3/13/2002.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: TRANSPORTATION: RAIL-RELATED
Current Function: EDUCATION: LIBRARY
Area of Significance 1: TRANSPORTATION
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: TUDOR REVIVAL
Architect: CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND, AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
Year Built: 1912            Original Site: YES
Condition: None
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: NOVEMBER 2001