Baton Rouge station

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.

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Co. Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location100 South River Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°26′47″N 91°11′25″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1925
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Websitewww.lasm.org
NRHP reference No.94000463
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1994

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.

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