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WICHITA ROCK ISLAND DEPOT
711 E. DOUGLAS
WICHITA, KANSAS -USA
Location: Wichita, KS
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The Rock Island Depot was built in 1887, by the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company. The rectangular two-story depot served as a freight and passenger station for the bustling community that advertised itself as the "Athletic Ajax of the Aboundful Arkansas." With its many Richardsonian Romanesque features the depot is typical of Victorian style railroad stations built during the late 1800's. The window and entry arches on the first floor are of rough hewn sandstone. A low roof accented with metalwork gables is supported by carved brackets beneath which can be seen a pressed brickwork pattern carried out around the entire building. Passenger service ended at the depot in 1914 with the opening of Union Station located just to the west.
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Added 10/08/2003
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