Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot (Red Oak, Iowa)

Red Oak

Former Burlington Route passenger station

Red Oak station in September 2017.

General information

Location

305 South Second Street, Red Oak, Iowa 51566

History

Opened

1903

Closed

1971

Rebuilt

2003

Services

Preceding station	Burlington Route			Following station
Emersontoward Denver		Main Line		Stantontoward Chicago

Chicago, Burlington Northern and Quincy Depot

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location

305 S. Second St.
Red Oak, Iowa

Coordinates

41°0′8″N 95°13′51″W / 41.00222°N 95.23083°W / 41.00222; -95.23083

Area

1.3 acres (0.53 ha)

Built

1903 (1903)

Architectural style

Late Victorian

NRHP reference No.

99000489

Added to NRHP

April 29, 1999

Chicago, Burlington Northern and Quincy Depot, also known as the Red Oak Burlington Northern Depot and WWII Memorial Museum, is a historic train depot located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. The city of Red Oak was established by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad as Red Oak Junction. That railroad was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and they laid out a new right-of-way in southwest Iowa in the late 19th century to lessen the grade. It required a new depot in Red Oak, which was built from 1900 to 1903.

The single story, red brick structure, Late Victorian architectural style, is located on an embankment alongside the elevated tracks on the south side of town. It is .5-mile (0.80 km) south of where the previous depot was located. Passenger service ended in 1971, and the railroad sought to demolish the depot in 1993. It was donated to the community in 1995, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

The restored Burlington Northern Depot is now home to the WWII Memorial Museum, with exhibits relating to people from Montgomery County, Iowa who served in World War II, as well as country life on the home front on farms, factories, communities and household life. There are also displays and a library about area railroad history. The depot is adjacent to the BNSF Railway mainline between Chicago and Denver.

The museum is OPEN 10 am to 12 noon, Monday through Friday, March through December, and by appointment anytime for docent led and self-guided tours, and for community and social events.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Jacky Adams. "Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-11. with photos

External links

Media related to Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot (Red Oak, Iowa) at Wikimedia Commons

NP Gallery Digital Asset Management System - National Register of Historic Places, Registration # 99000489
Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial Museum - official site

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Grant	Grant Commercial Historic District Nodaway River Bridge
Pilot Grove Township	Round Barn, Pilot Grove Township
Red Oak	Chautauqua Park Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot Alfred Hebard House Montgomery County Courthouse Montgomery County Jail Thos. D. Murphy Co. Factory and Power Plant Edmund B. Osborne House Red Oak Downtown Historic District Red Oak Firehouse and City Jail Red Oak High School Red Oak Public Library
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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