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Rock Island Depot
215 SE 5TH ST
Abilene

LOCATION:
County:Dickinson
Address: 215 SE 5TH ST
Address Remarks:
City:Abilene
Zip:67410
Parcel ID:
Legal Description:
Legal Description Remarks:See General Remarks
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DESCRIPTION:
Historic Name:Rock Island Depot
Alternate Name:Abilene Rock Island Depot
Historic Function:Transportation
Subcategory:Rail-Related
Historic Function Remarks:
Present Function:Transportation
Subcategory:Rail-Related
Present Function Remarks:& Recreation & Culture: Museum. In Old Abilene Town museum complex, a collection of historic buildings moved from other locations in the area. Also serves as depot for Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad excursion trips from Abilene to Enterprise, KS.
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style:Stick
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Physical Description/Remarks:Combination depot; Late Victorian/stick style
Plan Form:Rectangle
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Roof Form:Hip
Stories:1
Condition:Good
Principal Material:Wood
Condition Remarks:Concrete foundation; Asphalt shingle roof
Architect/Designer/Builder:Unknown
Year of Construction:1887
Certainty:Documented
Date Notes:Moved in 1959.
General Remarks:The building was originally located across the street (near the corner of SE 5th Street and Buckeye Avenue) from the former Rock Island Railroad track but was moved in 1959 to make room for the Eisenhower Presidential Museum and Library. The building is currently situated immediately south of SE 5th Street and the railroad tracks are immediately north of SE 5th Street. Nominated as part of the "Historic Railroad Resources of Kansas" MPS.

Legal Description: Blocks 2 and 3, Central Park Addition. Commencing at the Northwest Corner of Lot 3 of said Block 3; thence on an assumed bearing of N 90 00'00" E along the North line of said Block 3 a distance of 20.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the parcel to be described; Thence continuing N 90 00'00" E along said North line of Blocks 2 and 3 a distance of 318.00 feet-thence S 00 00'00" E a distance of 58.50 feet-thence N 90 00'00" W a distance of 318.00 feet;-thence N 00 00'00" E a distance of 58.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Ancillary Structures: Other
Ancillary Structure Remarks:Other buildings located in Old Abilene Town museum complex.
OWNER:
Name: Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Association
Address: 200 E 5TH ST Abilene KS 67410
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REGISTER STATUS:
Listed in State Register:No
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Listed in National Register:No
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Historic District:
Demolished:
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Potentially Eligible for National Register: Yes
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Thematic Nomination (MPDF):
National Historic Landmark:   
SURVEY INFORMATION:
Survey 1
Survey Project Name:Kansas - Historic Railroad Depots (2000)
Sequence Number:TD1
Surveyed By:Three Gables Preservation/Wolfenbarger, Deon
Survey Date:04/10/2000
RECORD REVIEW:
Reviewed By:
Review Status:Approved
IMAGES & DOCUMENTS:
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Rock Island Depot - North and West Elevations, Facing Southeast. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - South and West Elevations, Facing Northeast. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - South and East Elevations, Facing Northwest. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - North and East Elevations, Facing Southwest. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - Detail of cornice brackets and double door entry on North Elevation, Facing East. 12/11/2009.

Rock Island Depot - Ladies Waiting Room, Interior South Elevation. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - Gentlemen's Waiting Room, South elevation. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - Ladies Waiting Room, East Elevation. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - Agent's Office Double Doors, North Elevation. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - Freight Area, Facing East. 12/11/2009.

Rock Island Depot - Freight Area, South Elevation. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - Freight Area, Ceiling Detail. 12/11/2009.
Rock Island Depot - interior sketch.
Rock Island Depot. 02/21/2000.
Rock Island Depot. 02/21/2000.

Rock Island Depot - in original location.