Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot

Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	100 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°26′47″N 91°11′24″W / 30.44639°N 91.19000°WCoordinates: 30°26′47″N 91°11′24″W / 30.44639°N 91.19000°W
Built	1925
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	94000463[1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1994

Illinois Central's 333 steam engine at the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot

The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot is located at 100 South River Road. in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was also known as the Illinois Central Railroad Station. The building currently houses the Louisiana Art and Science Museum.^[2]

The architectural style of the building is considered Classical Revival.^[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 (Building - #94000463)^[4]

IC-333, a 0-6-0 steam engine formerly owned by the Charles Black Sand & Gravel Company of Fluker, LA, is on display just outside the building. Several passenger cars previously on display have been removed. As of 2011, IC-333 and its tender have been removed from the site as well.

See also

• Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
• Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi

Footnotes

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "LOUISIANA ART AND SCIENCE MUSEUM". www.lasm.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
3. "Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot - Archiplanet". www.archiplanet.org. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
4. "National Register of Historical Places - LOUISIANA (LA), East Baton Rouge County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2008-05-29.

External links

• Louisiana Art and Science Museum