New Orleans Union Station was a railroad station in New Orleans, Louisiana designed by Louis H. Sullivan for the Illinois Central Railroad. It was opened on June 1, 1892. It was located on South Rampart Street, in front of the current New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The New Orleans Union Station was the only train station Sullivan designed. It was constructed in the architect's well-known 'Chicago School' style and decorated with his iconic ornament. Adler and Sullivan's head draftsman Frank Lloyd Wright was involved in the final work under Sullivan's supervision. Union Station was a three story hip-roofed structure with a cupola, including office and waiting areas, with a broad portico with central columns and arched entryways at each end of the entrance. Present day it has been replaced by the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal that consolidated the inter-city railroad services.
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