Sedalia station (Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad)

Sedalia station, also known as the Katy Depot, is a historic train station located at Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, United States. It was built in 1895 by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Designed by New York architect Bradford Gilbert, the depot is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick building on a limestone foundation. It has a two-story, modified octagonal primary facade, slate-covered hip roofs, and a broad encircling gallery. The station closed to passenger traffic in May 1958.[2]: 2, 13  The building houses the Sedalia welcome center.

Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Depot
Sedalia station in 2019
Sedalia station (Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad) is located in Missouri
Sedalia station (Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad)
Sedalia station (Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad) is located in the United States
Sedalia station (Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad)
Location600 E. 3rd St., Sedalia, Missouri
Coordinates38°42′28″N 93°13′14″W / 38.70778°N 93.22056°W / 38.70778; -93.22056
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1895 (1895)
ArchitectGilbert, Bradford C.
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.79001388[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Depot.[1]

Preceding station Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad Following station
Bryson
toward Galveston
Main Line Pilot Grove
toward St. Louis
Terminus SedaliaHannibal Pleasant Green
toward Hannibal

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Robert L. Walters and Claire F. Blackwell (January 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Depot" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1978)
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