Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Depot
Also known as: Rock Island Trail Depot
Why it's listed
This small wooden depot in Wyoming, Illinois, served the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Built in 1871 and moved from the north side of town to the south side in 1880, it is a one-story frame building with board-and-batten siding, an overhanging gable roof with decorative braces, and a plan divided into a waiting room, ticket office and baggage and freight room. It rests on telephone poles set in the ground. The depot is recognized for its role in the economic life of southern Stark County. It was the shipping point for coal, grain, cheese, cattle and hogs, and it connected local businesses and farmers to Peoria and Chicago markets, while also carrying passengers and mail. By 1875 the line was shipping hundreds of carloads of grain and stock from Wyoming. Of the town's two railroads, this depot is the only surviving railroad structure. Train service continued into the 1960s, although the railroad's greatest impact came before the 1930s.
Significance in brief: The depot is locally significant under Criterion A for the railroad's role in the post-Civil War growth of Wyoming as a transportation center for southern Stark County. It handled coal, grain, cheese, livestock, passengers and mail. It is the sole surviving railroad structure in the community.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 87000650, listed April 30, 1987. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Williams St., Wyoming |
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| County | Stark County |
| Listed | April 30, 1987 |
| Reference number | 87000650 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1871 - c. 1930 |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as vacant in the present-use section; the building is in fair condition with very good integrity, and a small section of panelling and baseboard has been removed. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.06131, -89.76850 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 87000650.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5095402
- This listing as JSON
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