{"nrhp_refnum":"85000496","name":"Louisville and Nashville Depot","other_names":["L &amp","N Museum"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"101 E. Railroad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nashville","county":"Washington County","state":"IL","lat":38.34845585200003,"lon":-89.38140769699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Transportation","Architecture","Communications"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story frame railroad depot measuring 21 by 50 feet at 101 East Railroad Street in Nashville, Washington County, Illinois, built in 1885 for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot is locally and regionally significant as a rare surviving example of vernacular railroad depot architecture. It is the only restorable example in Washington County and one of few remaining in the L&N's Evansville division. It also reflects the role of the railroad in local commerce, communications and passenger transportation.","narrative":"This small frame railroad depot in Nashville, Illinois, was built in 1885 for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It measures 21 by 50 feet and is covered in weatherboard, with vertical flush boards on the lower wall and gable ends. Inside are a baggage room, a general waiting room, an agent's office with a projecting bay, and a ladies waiting room. Later changes were limited to restroom partitions, added windows and one boarded-up window. Its plain vernacular design reflects a vanishing rural landscape and the functional character of the railroading era. The depot is described as the only restorable example of its type in Washington County and one of five remaining in the railroad's Evansville division. It once served seven passenger trains daily, carried students to school, and was a departure point for local men going to war. A local historical society planned to restore it as a railroad museum.","period_of_significance":"1885","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition and altered, with a planned restoration and use as a railroad museum; the form marks it unoccupied.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.159295-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/8942/28894261/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/85000496.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000496/575b6c5533-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85000496/575b6c5533-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nashville_L%26N_depot_in_Illinois.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nashville_L%26N_depot_in_Illinois.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894261","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_station_(Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15242996"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/washington-county/louisville-and-nashville-depot-85000496/"}