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From Train Station to History Preservation, Batavia Depot Museum Celebrates 50 Years in the Community

BATAVIA, IL – In 1855, a depot on Batavia’s east side began welcoming rail travelers. In 1975, it began a new life as the community’s history museum. In 2025, it is Batavia’s history hub and a fixture on the Riverwalk.Batavia Depot Museum’s spring exhibit, “The Museum a Community Built,” celebrates its 50th anniversary, telling the story of the community uniting to create and raise funds for a museum, acquire and move the old east-side depot and restore it to house Batavia’s history museum as a Batavia Park