{"nrhp_refnum":"04001305","name":"St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad Depot","other_names":["Pekin Depot, Chicago and Alton Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1408 Broadway St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pekin","county":"Tazewell County","state":"IL","lat":40.56971107600003,"lon":-89.63058088199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-12-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story wood-sided railroad depot at 1408 Broadway Street in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, built in 1898 by the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad. It combines passenger and freight sections and is also known as the Pekin Depot and the Chicago and Alton Depot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot is significant under Criterion A for its role in the railroad transportation that shaped Pekin's growth. It is described as the only Pekin depot remaining in its original state, while other depots have been lost or remodeled. Its history ties to five railroad companies, and its period of significance runs from construction in 1898 to 1954.","narrative":"Built in 1898 for the St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad, this wood-frame depot at 1408 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, served both passengers and freight. It later became known as the Chicago and Alton Depot after that railroad bought the line. The one-story building covers about 1,935 square feet and sits on a thick concrete foundation. A waiting room, ticket office with bay window, telegraph equipment, a middle connecting room and a large baggage room remain largely as originally arranged, though the roof has been reshingled and a fire once led to some wood paneling. A red caboose beside it is noncontributing. The depot is valued for its link to the railroads that fueled Pekin's industry and shipping, and it is described as the only depot in the city left in its original state. Its period of significance runs from 1898 to 1954. It is currently vacant.","period_of_significance":"1898-1954","architect_builder":"St. Louis, Peoria and Northern Railroad","architectural_style":"Late Victorian","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant/not in use; the interior is described as little changed from the original, and the building needs paint and some repairs.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.220769-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/4/8942/28894204/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/04001305.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001305/d562ab3493-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04001305/d562ab3493-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Ammodramus","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pekin,_Illinois_Chicago_%26_Alton_depot_from_SW_1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ammodramus</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pekin,_Illinois_Chicago_%26_Alton_depot_from_SW_1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894204","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekin_station_(Alton_Railroad)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23022467"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/tazewell-county/st-louis-peoria-and-northern-railroad-depot-04001305/"}