The Rock Island Railway built rail lines through Oklahoma Territory prior to the Land Run of 1893. Skeleton Station was constructed in 1889. That same year, M.A. Low, upon a visit to the station, renamed the location Enid.[2] When the Department of Interior moved the town site, this area became known as North Enid or Northington.[1] During the run, the Rock Island transported settlers into the Cherokee Outlet, stopping only at this location. Rock Island refused to stop at the new town site, and the Enid-Pond Creek Railroad War continued for a full year. A new depot was built in 1903. The current depot was constructed in 1928.[1]
Building description
Rock Island Train depot is seen across the street in Enid, Oklahoma
The building is 195 feet (59 m) long and 26 feet (7.9 m) wide. The building architecture is electric, showing both Spanish and Italian influences. The lower section of the exterior wall is brick, while there is covered with stucco. The stucco is painted white, decorated with tan painted trim. The center section has a gabled roof, with semicircular walls extending above the roof line on each end. The large window in the center is arched. Other windows have an arch design embedded in the stucco.[3]
The building is single story and has 8 large rooms, for baggage handling, ticketing, waiting, and a covered concourse. Seven smaller rooms were for men's and women's restrooms and for storage. Since Oklahoma law required strict segregation of black and white passengers, there had to be two for each function.[3]
The station is not now used by the railroad. It was used as a farmer's market on Saturdays during 2011.[3]
References
^ abcd(PDF), National Park Service, 1989, archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-25
^ abc"Rock Island Depot – Enid, OK". waymarking.com February 18, 2012. Accessed November 24, 2016.
January 07, 2023
rock, island, depot, enid, oklahoma, rock, island, depot, located, enid, garfield, county, oklahoma, listed, national, register, historic, places, since, 1979, enidformer, rock, island, line, passenger, stationthe, depot, seen, here, february, 2018general, inf. The Rock Island Depot is located in Enid Garfield County Oklahoma and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979 1 EnidFormer Rock Island Line passenger stationThe depot seen here on February 17 2018General informationLocation109 East Owen K Garriott Road Enid Oklahoma 73701Platforms1HistoryOpened1889Rebuilt19031928ServicesPreceding station Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following stationKremlintoward Minneapolis Minneapolis Teague Waukomistoward TeagueLahomatoward Geary Geary Enid TerminusRock Island DepotU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of OklahomaShow map of the United StatesLocation109 Owen K Garriott Road Enid OklahomaCoordinates36 23 25 N 97 52 37 W 36 39028 N 97 87694 W 36 39028 97 87694 Coordinates 36 23 25 N 97 52 37 W 36 39028 N 97 87694 W 36 39028 97 87694Built1928Architectural styleMission Spanish Colonial Revival 1 NRHP reference No 79003639Added to NRHP1979History EditThe Rock Island Railway built rail lines through Oklahoma Territory prior to the Land Run of 1893 Skeleton Station was constructed in 1889 That same year M A Low upon a visit to the station renamed the location Enid 2 When the Department of Interior moved the town site this area became known as North Enid or Northington 1 During the run the Rock Island transported settlers into the Cherokee Outlet stopping only at this location Rock Island refused to stop at the new town site and the Enid Pond Creek Railroad War continued for a full year A new depot was built in 1903 The current depot was constructed in 1928 1 Building description Edit Rock Island Train depot is seen across the street in Enid Oklahoma The building is 195 feet 59 m long and 26 feet 7 9 m wide The building architecture is electric showing both Spanish and Italian influences The lower section of the exterior wall is brick while there is covered with stucco The stucco is painted white decorated with tan painted trim The center section has a gabled roof with semicircular walls extending above the roof line on each end The large window in the center is arched Other windows have an arch design embedded in the stucco 3 The building is single story and has 8 large rooms for baggage handling ticketing waiting and a covered concourse Seven smaller rooms were for men s and women s restrooms and for storage Since Oklahoma law required strict segregation of black and white passengers there had to be two for each function 3 The station is not now used by the railroad It was used as a farmer s market on Saturdays during 2011 3 References Edit a b c d National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination for Rock Island Depot 79003639 PDF National Park Service 1989 archived from the original PDF on 2010 06 25 Enid History www visitenid org a b c Rock Island Depot Enid OK waymarking com February 18 2012 Accessed November 24 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rock Island Depot Enid Oklahoma amp oldid 1104756001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
