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.
General information
Location	200 Railroad Street, Dows, Iowa 50071
Platforms	1
History
Opened	1896
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 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
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
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
MPS	Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	92001744[1]
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1993

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Betty Swanson. "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Depot-Dows". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05. with photos
3. "Dows Welcome Center". City of Dows. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-05-24.