Union Depot (Grinnell, Iowa)
Grinnell | ||||||||||||||||
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Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station | ||||||||||||||||
![]() Grinnell station in June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1014 Third Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa 50112 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1863 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1893 | |||||||||||||||
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Union Depot | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Park and State Sts. Grinnell, Iowa | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°44′28″N 92°43′17″W / 41.74111°N 92.72139°W | |||||||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | |||||||||||||||
Built | 1893 | |||||||||||||||
Built by | Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad | |||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 76000805[1] | |||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
Union Depot, also known as the Grinnell Union Depot, is an historic building located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad built the first tracks through the area in 1863, and they built a simple frame depot the same year. The Central Railroad of Iowa extended its north-south line to Grinnell nine years later, and their tracks crossed the Rock Island tracks at this location. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway eventually acquired the Central Railroad. The old depot became too small and this one replaced it in 1893. It was designed by the Rock Island Lines and built by a local contractor. The one-story, brick structure follows a square plan with a round corner tower at the junction of the two tracks. The tower provided the station agent with a clear view in all directions.[2] The building now houses a restaurant. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ William C. Oelke. "Rock Island Lines Passenger Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-19. with photo
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1893
- Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations
- Grinnell, Iowa
- Transportation buildings and structures in Poweshiek County, Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Poweshiek County, Iowa
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- Former railway stations in Iowa
- Former Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad stations
- Central Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs