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🤝 Community groups · Community services non profits

Downs Historical Society

A community nonprofit on Railroad Ave, in the middle of things: 49 places within a five-minute walk. One of 3 community groups in Downs.

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On the National Register since 2001

Downs Missouri Pacific Depot

Downs Missouri Pacific Depot

Downs Missouri Pacific Depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 11, 2001. It is significant for its transportation and architecture at the state level. It was listed as part of Railroad Resources of Kansas MPS.

The Downs station, nominated as the Downs Missouri Pacific Depot, is a historic railroad depot building at 710 Railroad Street in Downs, Kansas. The Missouri Pacific Railroad depot was located at a junction with lines radiating to Atchison, Lenora, and Stockton. The Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad completed the line from Atchison to Downs in 1879. However, this branch line better served the needs of the…

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49 places within a five-minute walk of Downs Historical Society.

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714 Railroad Ave

The nearest neighbor is Downs Missouri Pacific Depot, 1 min walk away.

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Address714 Railroad Ave · 67437-1647
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714 Railroad Ave
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Website
http://www.downsks.net/organizations
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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