Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows

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.

Dows
Former Rock Island Line passenger station
The station in August 2007.
Location200 Railroad Street, Dows, Iowa 50071
Platforms1
History
Opened1896
Services
Preceding station   Rock Island Line   Following station
Galt
toward Watertown
Watertown Cedar Rapids
Popejoy
toward Cedar Rapids
Rowan
toward Estherville
Estherville Iowa Falls
Popejoy
toward Iowa Falls
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
Location200 Railroad St.
Dows, Iowa
Coordinates42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W
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

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