Watseka Union Depot
Watseka, United States
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The Watseka Union Depot, a Tudor Revival railway station located on South Second Street in Watseka, Illinois, was constructed in 1906 to serve the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad and the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway. Designed according to a TP&W plan from 1904 that echoed stations along its line, the depot was notably enhanced through input from the Watseka Women's Club, whose advocacy secured the addition of a women's waiting room and a more monumental design with a depot park—both unusual amenities for a city of Watseka's modest size. By 1916, the station accommodated six terminus trains and twelve through routes. After railway objections prevented its initial National Register nomination in 1988, the building was moved in 1989–90 to avert demolition and was finally listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1999.
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- Type
- railway station
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Watseka, United States
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