Built 1899 (1899) Opened 1899 Added to NRHP 6 November 1986 | NRHP Reference # 86003168 Area 8,000 m² | |
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Location Front St., Tamms, Illinois | ||
The Tamms Depot, also known as the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Depot, is a historic railroad station located on Front Street in Tamms, Illinois. Built in 1899, the depot served trains on both the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. In an unusual arrangement, dispatchers for both railways used the same office in the station. The depot served both passenger and freight trains; the freight trains exported the town's agricultural products, which included livestock, poultry, dairy, and cotton. In addition, the depot functioned as a social center for the town and was the site of numerous business transactions.
The depot closed in 1955 when passenger service on the line ended. After the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad threatened to demolish the station, the village bought the building in 1982. The village restored the depot using donations from local residents, and after completing the restoration in 1986, the Village Hall was moved to the depot. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986.