Union City Passenger Depot and Train Exhibit

Let's walk around the corner here toward the tracks and visit The Union City Passenger Depot and Train Exhibit. The depot and it's exhibits preserve Union City's last physical links to the railroads which were largely responsible for the community's founding and prosperity for over 100 years.

The Passenger Depot was built in 1913, and nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places by Stephen Hoffman, an architectural student, and Brad Wilks, a journalist, on behalf of the Art Association of Randolph County. It was accepted into the National Register in 1983.

The Depot's design is reminiscent of the Prairie school architecture of the era, with its large, overhanging eaves, buff brick construction, and narrow windows used in groups. If you're a fan of old western movies, then you've seen train stations that look like this before.

The interior has been renovated as the headquarters for the Art Association of Randolph County and contains an exhibition area, theater, and a museum of railroad memorabilia. 

Also on the building grounds are the original ticket booth and a refurbished caboose visitors can go inside to inspect.

National Archives Catalog Register of Historic Places reference #83000145

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004621