Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	200 Railroad St. Dows, Iowa
Coordinates	42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°WCoordinates: 42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°W
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

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Betty Swanson. "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Depot-Dows" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
3. "Dows Welcome Center". City of Dows. Retrieved 2012-05-24.