Decatur station (Illinois)
The Decatur station, also known as the Wabash Railroad Station and Railway Express Agency, is a historic railway station located at 780 East Cerro Gordo Street in Decatur, Illinois. Built in 1901, the station served trains on the Wabash Railroad, the most economically significant railroad through Decatur. Architect Theodore Link designed the Classical Revival building. Service to the station ended in the 1980s, and it has since been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Decatur, IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Wabash Railroad and Amtrak passenger rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Decatur station in August 2006. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 780 East Cerro Gordo Street, Decatur, Illinois 62523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 1, 1981 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 1, 1971 (Norfolk and Western) July 10, 1983 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wabash Railroad Station and Railway Express Agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 780 E. Cerro Gordo St., Decatur, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°50′50″N 88°56′47″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built by | Menke, Edward H. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Link, Theodore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Classical Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 94000029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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