The story
Built by Hiram Thurston in 1855 on land donated by Joel Wood, after the sidetrack went in, the wood-frame Chicago & North Western depot stood north of the tracks east of Brockway Street. It had oil lamps and separate waiting rooms for men and women, and for its first years the township government met in it. It served for 94 years until the 1949 station replaced it.
Everything that was here
- 1855–1949
Chicago & North Western Railway DepotTransportation
The station that made Palatine: the village was surveyed around this depot in 1855.
See the map in 1856 →
Did you know?
Township meetings were held in the waiting room from 1854 to 1859.
Station agent Gustav Arps held the post for 26 years, 1892–1918.
Connected places
Palatine Train Station
Palatine, IL
Mary Johnson connection
Arlington Club Beverage Company
Arlington Heights, IL
Mary Johnson connection
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Nearby history
Palatine Metra Station
Palatine Train Station (Current Metra) · 22 m away
C&NW Railway Station
Palatine Train Depot (1949 Modern) · 47 m away
Durty Nellie's
180 North Smith Street · 111 m away
Palatine Train Station
Palatine Train Station (1971 Mixed-Use) · 121 m away
Tap House Grill
56 W Wilson St · 186 m away
Bob's Palatine Inn / Palatine Inn / The Office
110 W Slade Street · 217 m away
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