Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot- Delmar

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot- Delmar
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	West of Main St., between Railroad St. and Clinton Ave. Delmar, Iowa
Coordinates:	42°0′5″N 90°36′30″W / 42.00139°N 90.60833°W / 42.00139; -90.60833Coordinates: 42°0′5″N 90°36′30″W / 42.00139°N 90.60833°W / 42.00139; -90.60833
Built:	1905
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	97000308 [1]
Added to NRHP:	April 14, 1997

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot is an historic structure located in Delmar, Iowa, United States. The original station was built in the 1870s^[2] and the present structure was built for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad in 1905.^[3] The depot contained separate waiting rooms for women and men that were joined by a joint ticket and office area. While this was not unusual in the Eastern United States, it was a unique design for the Midwest.^[2] The last freight train used the station in 1982. Restoration of the building began in 1995 and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It now houses the Delmar Depot Museum, which contains a collection of over 1,500 historical items.^[2] The site also includes an old caboose named "Elizabeth" and a mural on the old viaduct wall that commemorates the Orphan Train.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Paulsen, Robin. "History comes alive at the Delmar Depot Railroad Museum". Quad-City Times (August 23, 2011). http://qctimes.com/lifestyles/announcements/article_0822c91a-cd06-11e0-b058-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2011-08-24. 
3. ^ "Attractions/Events". City of Delmar. http://www.delmaria.org/attractions.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-24.