St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot

St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1408 Broadway St., Pekin, Illinois
Coordinates	40°34′02″N 89°37′24″W / 40.56722°N 89.62333°WCoordinates: 40°34′02″N 89°37′24″W / 40.56722°N 89.62333°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	04001305[1]
Added to NRHP	December 6, 2004

The St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot is a historic railroad station located at 1408 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois. The station was built in 1898 when the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railway built a line into Pekin; the railroad had formed only two years earlier as an amalgamation of ten other railroad companies. The new railroad provided direct passenger routes to Springfield, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri and opened up better options for shipping freight north through Peoria. The depot became part of the Chicago & Alton Railroad in 1900 when it purchased the St. L. P. & N. line from Peoria to Springfield. The station served both passenger and freight traffic until passenger service ended in the 1930s; the railroad also served as an important part of Pekin's economy, both by employing residents and stimulating local industry. The station is one of the only historic rail-related buildings remaining in Pekin.^[2]

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 2004.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Milam, Mary Ann (June 14, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved October 10, 2015.