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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows

Coordinates: 42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°W / 42.65778; -93.49972
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Dows
Former Rock Island Line passenger station
The station in August 2007.
General information
Location200 Railroad Street, Dows, Iowa 50071
Platforms1
History
Opened1896
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Galt
toward Watertown
Watertown – Cedar Rapids Popejoy
Rowan Estherville – Iowa Falls Popejoy
toward Iowa Falls
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows is located in Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows is located in the United States
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
Location200 Railroad St.
Dows, Iowa
Coordinates42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°W / 42.65778; -93.49972
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
MPSAdvent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.92001744[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1993

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows, also known as the Dows Rock Island Depot, is an historic building located in Dows, Iowa, United States. The depot was built in 1896 and served the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway as a combination passenger and freight station. The Romanesque Revival style was inspired by Henry Hobson Richardson's designs for small railroad stations.[2] It was the first railway depot in Wright County.[3] 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Betty Swanson. "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Depot-Dows". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05. with photos
  3. ^ "Dows Welcome Center". City of Dows. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-05-24.