Watertown station (South Dakota)
Appearance
Watertown | |
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Former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway passenger rail station | |
General information | |
Location | 168 N. Broadway, Watertown, South Dakota 57201 |
Coordinates | 44°54′12″N 98°06′43″W / 44.90333°N 98.11194°W |
History | |
Opened | 1911 |
Closed | July 21, 1960 |
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot | |
Location | 168 N. Broadway Watertown, South Dakota |
Coordinates | 44°54′12″N 98°06′43″W / 44.90333°N 98.11194°W |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | A.T. Hawks |
NRHP reference No. | 85003477 |
Added to NRHP | October 31, 1985 |
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot in Watertown, South Dakota was built by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway (M&StL) in 1911 and served passengers until July 21, 1960.
The depot is a two story brick building with a high pitched slate gable roof and a projecting brick chimney. The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad began laying tracks into Watertown in 1884. Passenger service west of Watertown to Conde and Aberdeen ended on January 1, 1950. The final passenger train departed the station for Minneapolis on July 20, 1960, with the train from Minneapolis arriving in Watertown on July 21.[1]
References
- Kant Fischer, Joanita. Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Depot (Codington County, South Dakota) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1985. On file at the National Park Service.
- ^ Donovan Hofsommer. "The WATERTOWN EXPRESS and the "Hog and Human": M & StL Passenger Service in South Dakota 1884-1960" (PDF). Retrieved October 10, 2022.
Categories:
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota
- Former Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad stations
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1911
- 1911 establishments in South Dakota
- Buildings and structures in Watertown, South Dakota
- National Register of Historic Places in Codington County, South Dakota
- Railway stations closed in 1949
- Former railway stations in South Dakota
- Midwestern United States railway station stubs
- South Dakota building and structure stubs
- South Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs