Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows | |
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| Location |
200 Railroad St. Dows, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°WCoordinates: 42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°W |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Governing body | Public |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001744[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1993 |
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot, now known as the Dows Depot Welcome Center, is an historic building located in Dows, Iowa, United States. The depot was built in 1896 and serves the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. It was the first railway depot in Wright County.[2] It passed to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and continued to serve as a working depot until 1980. The Dows Historical Society bought and restored the depot in 1988. It now serves as a welcome center and railroad museum.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Dows Welcome Center". City of Dows. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
| Preceding station | Rock Island Line | Following station | ||
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Galt
toward Watertown | Watertown – Cedar Rapids | Popejoy
toward Cedar Rapids |
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Rowan
toward Estherville | Estherville – Iowa Falls | Popejoy
toward Iowa Falls |
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