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Photograph of Louisiana Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot
Photograph by Jim Roberts, CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Louisiana Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

“Louisiana Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot, also known as the II Central Gulf, Burlington Northern, Gateway Western Railway Depot, is a historic train station located at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri. It was built in 1907-1908 by the Chicago & Alton Railroad, and is a one-story, Mission Revival style red brick and stucco building.”

Wikipedia article Louisiana station (Missouri), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 21 National Register listings published here for Pike County · listed in 2006 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 801 S. Third St., Louisiana, 63353
  • When was it listed? June 2006
  • Category. building
  • Township. Buffalo township
  • National Register reference number. 06000472 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

11 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Louisiana Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot between 1992 and 1997, burning about 52 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 burning10
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 April 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
6 March 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 March 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
1 March 1992Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
5 February 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
21 February 1992Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
19 February 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
10 February 1993Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Every fire recorded in Pike County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Louisiana Chicago & Alton Railroad Depot: 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Holiday QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Marblehead QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Me:Sss Quarrry #1 & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Noix Farm MineStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Old Holiday QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Pratt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pike County

Storms near this property

43 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louisiana, the town this property stands in, in 43 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2006Thunderstorm WindLouisiana$20,000Storm spotters reported a couple of trees down. One large tree on Georgia Street fell on a house causing moderate damage to the roof.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindLouisiana$10,000Numerous tree limbs were blown down across the county, especially in New Hartford, Bowling Green and Louisiana. Some of the tree limbs took down power lines. One large tree limb landed on a house in Bowling Green causing minor roof damage.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindLouisiana$2,000Storm spotters reported trees down in town. One home was damaged by a downed tree.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto Highway NN.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-A trained spotter submitted photos of a large 8-10 inch tree limb down at their residence. The spotter noted a large evergreen was down near the Dollar General and multiple smaller limbs less than 4 inches in diameter were down throughout town. This occurred as the leading edge of the line of storms surged as it passed over town.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous large tree limbs around town.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Highway 79 about two miles east southeast of Louisiana.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees along Main Street in Louisiana.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down a 100 foot tall, 6 foot diameter tree down onto a house. It caused major damage to the home. Six people were in the home at the time, but no one sustained any injuries.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees around town. Also, a building at the intersection of Tennessee and Water Streets sustained minor roof damage.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-An intense bow echo moved through Louisiana blowing down several trees, numerous tree limbs and power lines. Several large tree limbs blocked a couple of streets in town. No structural damage or injuries were reported.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree and numerous tree limbs in town.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree in Louisiana. It caused minor damage to a nearby house.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Numerous large tree limbs were blown down onto Highway 79, near the intersection with Highway D.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in Louisiana.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of power lines and trees onto Highway 79 on the north side of Louisiana.
September 2008FloodLouisiana-Between 4 and 5 inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils as the remnants of Hurricane Ike moved through the region causing flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 79 north of Louisiana.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees along Highway 54 on the east side of Louisiana. Power was also reported out in parts of town.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Local law enforcement reported trees down.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-The County Sheriff reported several trees down on County Route D.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-Calls from the public indicated numerous trees and power lines down north of Louisiana.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-The County Sheriff reported trees and power lines down in Louisiana.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-The City Police Department reported numerous trees down.
June 2000HailLouisiana-The Louisiana Police reported golfball size hail.
April 2024HailLouisiana-no account filed
July 2018HailLouisiana-no account filed
June 2015HailLouisiana-no account filed
October 2014Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-no account filed
September 2012HailLouisiana-no account filed
April 2011HailLouisiana-no account filed
April 2011HailLouisiana-no account filed
May 2011HailLouisiana-no account filed
June 2011HailLouisiana-no account filed
May 2009HailLouisiana-no account filed
May 2008HailLouisiana-no account filed
May 2004HailLouisiana-no account filed
May 2003HailLouisiana-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-no account filed
May 2003Funnel CloudLouisiana-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-no account filed
April 1999Tornado (F0)Louisiana-no account filed
November 1998Thunderstorm WindLouisiana-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pike County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Georgia Street Historic District0.3 miles1987
Louisiana Public Library0.3 miles1996
City Market0.3 miles2005
Luce-Dyer House0.4 miles1982
Bethel Chapel AME Church0.4 miles1995
Charles Bacon House0.5 miles1990

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 06000472 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pike CountyAll 21 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.