Aberdeen station (Milwaukee Road)

Aberdeen
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
Aberdeen station in January 2015.
General information
Location	10 Railroad Avenue SW, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57041
History
Opened	1911
Closed	April 17, 1969
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Mina towards Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Bath towards Chicago Terminus Aberdeen  – Manilla Warner towards Manilla Gage towards Edgeley Edgeley Branch Terminus
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main St and Railroad Ave Aberdeen, South Dakota
Coordinates	45°27′56″N98°29′21″W / 45.46556°N 98.48917°W / 45.46556; -98.48917
Built	1911
Architectural style	Prairie School
NRHP reference No.	77001238
Added to NRHP	September 20, 1977

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot in Aberdeen, South Dakota was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as The Milwaukee Road) in 1911.

The depot is rectangular in shape, two stories, and is built of brick and concrete. Its style reflects the Craftsman/Prairie influences of the early 20th century. It was built to replace an earlier wooden depot that burned. Aberdeen served as a division point on the Milwaukee Road and the upper floors of the depot contained railroad offices. In its heyday the station served the Milwaukee Road's Olympian Hiawatha, which ran from Chicago to Seattle and Tacoma. ^[1] Passenger trains last served the station for Minneapolis on April 17, 1969. ^{[2] [3]}

The depot is the largest brick passenger depot still standing in South Dakota. It was listed in the National Register due to its architecture and association with the development of railroads in South Dakota.

The building was bought by an investment company that leases office space. The basement of the depot houses a model railroad club.

References

• French, Edith. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Depot (Brown County, South Dakota) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, 1977. On file at the National Park Service.

1. The Olympian Hiawatha schedule http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track7/olympianhi195607.html
2. Kevin Bennett, "Man working to bring passenger trains back to Aberdeen" Aberdeen News, November 6, 2011 http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2011-11-06/news/30371888_1_passenger-train-train-service-ted-kneebone Archived 2018-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Aberdeen, S.D., railway laying tracks into the future" R, T & S, July 21, 2009 http://www.rtands.com/index.php/news/aberdeen-sd-railway-laying-tracks-into-the-future.html