Fayette station (Iowa)

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Fayette
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
General information
LocationJade Road, Fayette, Iowa 52412
Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Arlington
towards Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids  Calmar Strawberry Point
towards Calmar
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company Depot
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LocationNortheast of Fayette off Iowa Highway 150
Coordinates 42°52′0.92″N91°47′5.23″W / 42.8669222°N 91.7847861°W / 42.8669222; -91.7847861
Arealess than one acre
Built1874
NRHP reference No. 78001219 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1978

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company Depot, also known as Fayette Depot, is a historic building located northeast of Fayette, Iowa, United States. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad reached Fayette in 1874 and this depot was built at that time to serve as a combination passenger and freight station. It was hoped that a rail station in centrally located Fayette would mean the city would become the county seat for Fayette County, but West Union to the north got the designation instead. [2] The single-story frame structure has a bay window to give the telegraph operator a view up and down the tracks. An addition was constructed in 1913. It served as the community's rail depot well into the 20th century. It was moved to its current location in the Volga River State Recreation Area. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Gladys Rife. "Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company Depot". National Park Service . Retrieved 2016-10-23. with photos