Iowa Falls Union Depot

	Iowa Falls Union Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	E. Rocksylvania Ave. and Depot St., Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′16.4″N 93°15′23.4″W / 42.521222°N 93.256500°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Architect	Illinois Central Railroad
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival; Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
MPS	Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	90001305
Added to NRHP	September 6, 1990

Iowa Falls Union Depot is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad, an affiliate of the Illinois Central Railroad (IC), laid the first rail track to Iowa Falls in 1866. The following year the Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad, another IC affiliate, continued construction of the line to the west, and it reached Sioux City by 1870. They built a plain, two-story frame depot to serve Iowa Falls. The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway (BCR&N) by way of its affiliate the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & North Western, entered Iowa Falls in 1880. They built their own depot. It was basically another east–west route, but local business leaders desired a north–south route to serve the community.^[2]

Iowa Falls businessman E.S. Ellsworth founded the Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railroad (DMIF&N) in 1899 with the intention of connecting Iowa Falls to Des Moines. They utilized the IC facilities in Iowa Falls for their local services. The IC decided to upgrade its facilities in 1902. The new depot was typical of the second generation IC depots in Iowa.^[2] It featured their standard floor plan, brick walls, a hipped roof, and simple interior finishings. It served as a union depot until 1908 when the DMIF&N was acquired by the St. Paul & Des Moines Railroad, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. They built their own bridge across the Iowa River, and their own frame depot southeast of the union depot in 1909. The union depot continued to serve the Illinois Central until it discontinued passenger service in Iowa Falls. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

Preceding station	Illinois Central Railroad			Following station
Alden toward Sioux City		Sioux City – Chicago		Rathon toward Chicago

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Tracy Ann Cunning; Nicholas L. Pitsch; James Beranek; Rebecca Conard. "Iowa Falls Union Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-09. with photos

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Cunning-2] Tracy Ann Cunning; Nicholas L. Pitsch; James Beranek; Rebecca Conard. "Iowa Falls Union Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-09. with photos

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