Owned by Village of Dwight Tracks 1 Phone +1 800-872-7245 Platforms in use 1 | Parking Yes Opened 1891 Added to NRHP 27 December 1982 Architect Henry Ives Cobb | |
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Location 401 South Columbia StreetDwight, IllinoisUnited States Address 119 W Main St, Dwight, IL 60420, USA Architectural styles Romanesque architecture, Richardsonian Romanesque Similar John R Oughton House, Pioneer Gothic Church, Summit station, Pontiac station, Ambler's Texaco Gas Station | ||
Dwight is a historic railroad depot and adjacent 2016 train station in Dwight, Illinois, United States, served by Amtrak, the national passenger railroad system. The historic depot, in use from 1891 until 2016, served Amtrak passenger traffic between Chicago and St. Louis, via the Lincoln Service train. Passenger service moved from the former depot south to a new station in October 2016.
History
Built by the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1891, the historic structure, designed by Henry Ives Cobb in the Richardson Romanesque style of rusticated masonry, has been on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 1982. The foundation is of Joliet stone and the walls above are of Bedford blue stone from Indiana composed almost entirely of fossil shells.
In 1999, the village of Dwight offered the use of the depot to the Dwight Historical Society. The society moved its museum into the north end of the building; the south end holds both a meeting room for the society and the present office of the Dwight Chamber of Commerce.
In August 2015, construction began on a new 800-square-foot (74 m2) station building dedicated to Amtrak passengers. The new building was estimated to cost $3.77 million, partially funded by federal money as part of higher speed rail upgrades on the Lincoln Service route. The new high-speed rail station was built at South Columbia Street a block southwest of the historic depot. The new facility shelter and restrooms were scheduled to be open 24-hours per day. The town’s historic station building will remain open as a museum. The new station opened on October 29, 2016.