National Register of Historic Places

C B & Q Passenger Depot

Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa
Listed
August 27, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000833

About this property

Centerville station, now known as the Appanoose County Post 526 VFW Hall, is an historic train station located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) bought the Keokuk & Western Railroad in 1903. Centerville served as a dividing point on the line and by 1910 the people in the town started to plan for a larger station. Its architect is unknown, but the depot was probably designed by a CB&Q architect using fairly standard plans that were used by the railroad at the time. Construction of the Prairie School style building began in July 1911 and it was completed in February of the following year. Local contractor B.S. Staley built the building. The building was used by the CB&Q until 1982. It was bought by the Appanoose County VFW post for their meeting hall in 1990 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as the CB&Q Passenger Depot.

Location

1124 S. Eighteenth St.
Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa
40.72518, -92.86837

Categories

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Sources

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When was C B & Q Passenger Depot listed on the National Register?

C B & Q Passenger Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 2003.

What type of historic resource is C B & Q Passenger Depot?

C B & Q Passenger Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for C B & Q Passenger Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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