National Register Record for HOBART ROCK ISLAND DEPOT

Historic Name: HOBART ROCK ISLAND DEPOT
Current Name: KIOWA COUNTY MUSEUM
Address: 518 S MAIN
City: HOBART            County: KIOWA
Section: 3           Township: 6N           Range: 18W          
Description of significance: THE HOBART ROCK ISLAND DEPOT IS A ONE-STORY BRICK AND STUCCO PASSENGER DEPOT. OF EXTANT RAIL-RELATED BUILDINGS IN THE HOBART AREA, THE ROCK ISLAND RETAINS THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF HISTORIC INTEGRITY. THIS DEPOT IS UNIQUE FOR ROCK ISLAND DEPOTS IN THE STATE BECAUSE IT PLAN WAS MODIFIED FROM A COMBINATION FREIGHT AND PASSENGER DEPOT TO SIMPLY A PASSENGER DEPOT WITH ONLY BAGGAGE SERVICE. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER, 12/7/95.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: TRANSPORTATION: RAIL RELATED
Current Function: RECREATION AND CULTURE: MUSEUM
Area of Significance 1: TRANSPORTATION
Area of Significance 2: ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: PRAIRIE SCHOOL
Architect: SWIFT, GEORGE T. - BUILDER
Year Built: 1909            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: GRANT, KANSAS DEPOTS, 72-84; MARSHALL GETTYS AND BILL E PEAVER, "RAILROAD DEPOTS IN OKLAHOMA," OUTLOOK IN HISTORIC CONSERVATION (MARCH/APRIL 1982)
Date Prepared: 1994