Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville, also known as the C & A Depot, is a historic train station located at Higginsville, Lafayette County, Missouri. It was built in 1888-1889 by the Chicago and Alton Railroad, and is a 1 1/2-story, Stick style frame building. It features projecting eaves supported by large brackets and exterior walls faced with vertical boards, battens and horizontal clapboards.[2]: 2 

Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville
The former depot in 2024
Higginsville station is located in Missouri
Higginsville station
Higginsville station is located in the United States
Higginsville station
Location2109 Main St.
Higginsville, Missouri
Coordinates39°04′25″N 93°43′00″W / 39.073520°N 93.716780°W / 39.073520; -93.716780
Arealess than one acre
Built1888 (1888)-1889
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.87000451[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1987

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
Mayview Kansas City – St. Louis Corder
toward St. Louis

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lynn Morrow (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chicago and Alton Railroad Depot at Higginsville" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 19 photographs from 1984)