Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows


Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	200 Railroad St. Dows, Iowa
Coordinates	42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°W / 42.65778; -93.49972Coordinates: 42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°W / 42.65778; -93.49972
Built	1896
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
MPS	Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference #	92001744^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1993

The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot, 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.

References

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

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National Register of Historic Places in Wright County, Iowa

Clarion	Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station Cornelia Lake Bridge Wright County Courthouse

Dows	Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows Fillmore Block Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop

Eagle Grove	Eagle Grove Public Library

Goldfield	Boone River Bridge Goldfield Bridge

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Wright County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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