Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
“The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Depot in Marseilles, Illinois is a historic train station built in 1917. It was in operation as a rail depot until 1974.”
Wikipedia article Marseilles station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 29 National Register listings published here for LaSalle County · listed in 1995 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Depot between 2018 and 2020, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-166 |
| 21 April 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-000197 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-000188 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-000187 |
| 14 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 19-115 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Depot: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Materialite Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ottawa Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lucy Pit & Mill / Portable #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lucy Pit 1-A | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spicer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marseilles, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 flash flood, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Hail | Marseilles | $1,000,000 | There were numerous reports of hail of up to 3.75 inches in diameter across portions of Marseilles. A picture of the largest hail was received via social media. A car dealership reported 40 damaged cars, 10 of which had shattered windshields. A greenhouse was shattered. The siding on numerous houses was damaged. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Marseilles | $50,000 | Minor street flooding along with some basement flooding was reported. Storm total rainfall amounts of 1.50 inches were measured in Marseilles. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Marseilles | $25,000 | Torrential rains caused street flooding in Marseilles. Several creeks overflowed, along with portions of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, causing some damage to structures along the paths. Rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches were reported in only one hour. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | $10,000 | The blade of a wind turbine was damaged. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | $5,000 | A roof was blown off a machine building and large tree limbs were blown down. Debris was wrapped around trees. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Marseilles | - | Lots of pea size hail was reported with a few quarter size hail stones. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | A personal weather station measured a wind gust to 78 mph. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Marseilles | - | Rainfall of 1.81 inches was measured in one hour, most occurred in less than 30 minutes. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | Several tree limbs were blown down in Marseilles. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Marseilles | - | One to two feet of rapidly flowing water rushed through the business district of Marseilles. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Marseilles | - | Ryall Street was impassable and closed due to flooding. Approximately two feet of water was covering the road at the time of the report with runoff continuing to run downhill into the flooded area. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Marseilles | - | Heavy rain caused 5 to 6 inches of standing water at the intersection of County Road 15 and County Road 30. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Marseilles | - | Minor flooding of roads and ditches was reported in Marseilles. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Marseilles | - | Rainfall of 2.21 inches was reported in the past 24 hours. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | A wind gust to 65 mph was measured in Marseilles. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | Wind equipment measured a gust to 58 mph. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Marseilles | - | The county sheriff's department reported marble-size hail covered the ground two inches deep west of Marseilles at Interstate 80. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | Tree limbs in excess of six-inches in diameter were blown down. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marseilles | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Marseilles Hydro Plant | 0.5 miles | 1989 |
 | Marseilles Lock and Dam Historic District | 1.3 miles | 2004 |
 | Armour's Warehouse | 4.9 miles | 1997 |
 | Fisher-Nash-Griggs House | 5.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Andrew J. O'Conor III House | 6.5 miles | 1993 |
 | Ottawa East Side Historic District | 6.7 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95001239 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| LaSalle County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
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