Stilwell in Adair County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

KCS Railway Depot

Photographed by Marc Hayot, June 28, 2026

1. KCS Railway Depot Marker

Inscription.
This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Stilwell Kansas City Southern Railway Depot 1915

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 35° 48.836′ N, 94° 37.555′ W. Marker is in Stilwell, Oklahoma, in Adair County. It is on South Highway 59 (National Highway 1), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 South Highway 59, Stilwell OK 74960, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Cherokee Nation

and in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Ozarks,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: The End of the Journey (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named End of the Journey (approx. 1.1 miles away); Almost The End Of The Cherokee's Sad Journey Westward (approx. 7.4 miles away in Arkansas); R. L. Leach Grocery Store (approx. 8.7 miles away in Arkansas); Hermannsburg-Dutch Mills (approx. 8.7 miles away in Arkansas); Bethlehem Methodist-Episcopal Church South (approx. 10.1 miles away in Arkansas); Bethlehem Cemetery (approx. 10.1 miles away in Arkansas).

Regarding KCS Railway Depot. The KCS Railway Depot, erected in 1915 at 1 South Highway 59 in Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, is a detached, one-story horizontally massed building measuring 129 feet north-south and 26 feet east-west. It is sited parallel to the Kansas City Southern (KCS) Railway tracks to the east and U.S. Highway 59 to the west. The surrounding area is as original, with downtown and residential areas to the west and a light industrial area to the east; the KCS Railway continues to own and use the surrounding right of way and tracks through town. A typical combination depot of its era, the Stilwell building

Photographed by Marc Hayot, June 28, 2026

2. KCS Railway Depot Marker

comprised passenger waiting areas and ticket office in the north half and a baggage/express and freight section in the south. In design it reflects Late Nineteenth-Early Twentieth Century Revival style called Mission, featuring a full hipped roof with a pent in the north and south gable ends and a low-pitch along the long axis. The roof provides a wide overhang and has unboxed eaves with wood brackets. The walls are reddish-brown brick with regularly placed openings for windows, people, and freight. Windows are original multi-light double-hung units; doors are original panel doors (in the passenger section) and newer wood-plank sliding doors in all three sides of the freight and baggage section. An original tile roof was replaced with composition shingles at an unknown date by the railroad before it gave the building to the City of Stilwell in 1971. There have been interior alterations to the walls but room arrangement stayed basically the same as original. The building’s exterior retains a high degree of integrity of design, materials, and workmanship.

Also see . . . National Register Record for KCS Railway Depot.

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KCS Railway Depot at 1 South Highway 59 in Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma is being nominated at the local level in the area of Criterion A, Transportation as a rail-related property significant to the history of Silwell, Oklahoma.

(Submitted on June 30, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2026, by Marc Hayot of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.