-Building at 404 South 3rd Street and 212 Sylvanie.

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

302 Sylvanie

302 Sylvanie

Name/Title

-Building at 404 South 3rd Street and 212 Sylvanie.

Entry/Object ID

2020.25.309

Description

Building at 404 South 3rd Street and 212 Sylvanie. https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/3rdstreet/3rdstreet.html

Photograph Details

Subject

Photo

Subject Place

Location

3rd Street

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Context

In 1909. this was the Burlington Railroad office building and staff This building was located at 404 South 3rd Street (3rd & Sylvanie) The Burlington Ticket Office was located elsewhere The C B & Q Ticket office was located in the Block building at 6th & Felix A. E. Martin was the city passenger agent J. DeWitt was the division passenger agent C. J. Staker was the city ticket agent This railroad office building was originally 4 stories tall. It was originally the main headquarters for the Hannibal & St Joe Railroad before the CB&Q took it over The top 2 floors were subsequently removed and only 2 floors remained There was a big freight house to the south of it It was a really busy place in the 1950's The first floor had the Local Freight Office, with a big staff, and the Law Dept The 2nd floor had the Superintendent's office with several people, three Roadmasters, a Master Carpenter, a Train master's office, a Timekeeper's office, a PBX telephone operator (switchboards with plug-in cables), and Chief Dispatcher's office, and the Wire Chief's office Also, there was a basement where records were stored The original C B & Q structure no longer exists (Circa 1911-12) Contributing building for: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Freight Distribution Facility. No stylistic influence. Tall one-story rectangular brick building divided, by brick pilasters, into eighteen bays of raised loading docks; three courses of corbeling between pilasters. Four glass block clerestory windows per bay; brick parapet with concrete coping. Some docks are filled with concrete blocks, but bays are maintained. North dock converted to office with shake shingle "mansard" roof. Metal canopy over south seventeen bays. This structure still exists Circa 1900 BURLINGTON ROUTE GENERAL OFFICE 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1909 BURLINGTON ROUTE GENERAL OFFICE 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1909 BURLINGTON ROUTE OFFICE STAFF 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1912 C B & Q RAILROAD GENERAL OFFICES & FREIGHT HOUSE 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1912 MO VALLEY DEMURRAGE & STORAGE BUREAU 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1915 C B & Q RAILWAY OFFICE & FREIGHT HOUSE 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1915 MO VALLEY DEMURRAGE & STORAGE BUREAU 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1915 ST LOUIS & KANSAS CITY LAND COMPANY 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1918 C B & Q RAILWAY OFFICE & FREIGHT HOUSE 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1918 ST LOUIS & KANSAS CITY LAND COMPANY 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1924 C B & Q RAILWAY OFFICE & FREIGHT HOUSE 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1932 C B & Q RAILWAY OFFICE & FREIGHT HOUSE 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1932 MO VALLEY DEMURRAGE & STORAGE BUREAU 404 South 3rd Street Circa 1932 ST LOUIS & KANSAS CITY LAND COMPANY 404 South 3rd Street Circa 2019 HPI PRODUCTS 212 Sylvanie 404 South 3rd Street

Collection

PHOTOGRAPH

Parts

Count

10

Parts

10 digital photographs.