At first indistinguishable from other buildings, the train depot came to be a unique type of American architecture.

The railroad was incepted and matured before World War I, when style was the prerequisite for architecture.

The train station was the image of the community, presenting at a glance something about its size, affluence, livelihood, and social range of the citizens, their taste in architecture, and even when their local pride last came to fruition, in the building of the depot.