Museum of the East
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The Eastern Station was declared a National Historic Monument. Today, it houses a museum and a cultural center.
East Station
The East Station was inaugurated on April 19, 1875, by the Argentine president Nicolás Avellaneda. It was the first train station in the province of Corrientes.
The building is located between Buenos Aires Street (front) and Vicente Mendieta Street (back). It was part of the Northeast Argentine Railway, connecting Federación (Entre RÃos) with Monte Caseros (Corrientes).
Later, new railway tracks were built toward Corrientes and Posadas, and the railway center moved to the west side of the town, where a new terminal was built in the early 20th century.
In the 1960s, the station served as the headquarters of a railway cooperative.
In 1972, there were plans to demolish the station to build housing. However, the Ramón J. Cárcano National School started a campaign to protect the building. Thanks to that effort, on March 3, 1979, the East Station was declared a National Historic Monument.
In March 1999, the East Museum was officially opened on the upper floor of the building.
Today, the ground floor hosts cultural events, and the building is maintained by the Centro Cultural del Este Foundation.