Olean Railroad Depot
Olean Railroad Depot is a historic train station located at Olean, Miller County, Missouri. It was built about 1884 and is a one-story, rectangular frame building with board and batten siding. The building measures 16 feet, 2 inches, by 40 feet, 3 inches. It has a gable roof with a four-foot-wide overhang supported by brackets all around and the gable ends are embellished by decorative truss work. The depot closed in 1962.[2]: 5, 12
Olean Railroad Depot | |
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| Location | Main St. E of jct. with California St., Olean, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′38″N 92°31′42″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Standardized Railroad Depot |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001452[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1993 |
The railroad depot, which lent its name to the surrounding community, was named after Olean, New York after several other names the town tried to use ran into conflict with other towns on the rail route.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Debbie Sheals (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Olean Railroad Depot" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1993)
- "State and Union: Seeking Out Olean, Mo". Olean Times Herald.
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