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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot - Delmar
Location: Main Street, between Railroad St and Clinton Ave
Delmar, IowaCoordinates: 42°00′03″N 90°36′29″W / 42.00083°N 90.60806°WCoordinates: 42°00′03″N 90°36′29″W / 42.00083°N 90.60806°W Built: 1905 Governing body: City of Delmar MPS: Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS NRHP Reference#: 97000308 Added to NRHP: March 14, 1997 The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Depot in Delmar, Iowa was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as The Milwaukee Road) in 1905.
The depot is a rectangular, single story, wood frame building built of a standard design for rural stations. There were waiting rooms (one for men and the other for women) at one end of the depot and a freight room at the other end. In between the waiting rooms and the freight room was the station agent's office.
Delmar owes its existence to railroads. Three railroads converged there in the late 1870s and it was named Delmar Junction. Eventually, only the Milwaukee Road remained, and was a strong influence on the development of the town. The depot was located on The Milwaukee Road's mainline from Chicago, Illinois to Omaha, Nebraska.
The depot remained in use until 1977. After that, it remained vacant until it was purchased by the City of Delmar. It is now the site of the city's museum.
References
- Gonyier, Jim, and Molly Myers Naumann. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Depot - Delmar. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service, Washington, DC, 1997.
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