National Register of Historic Places

Chicago and North Western Passenger Depot

Wall Lake, Sac County, Iowa
Listed
May 8, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000358

About this property

Wall Lake is a historic station building located in Wall Lake, Iowa, United States. Wall Lake was served by both the Chicago & North Western Railroad and the Illinois Central Railroad, which gave it a significant rail presence from the 1880s until World War II. The C&NW depot is an example of a combination station plan. The plan combined both passenger and freight services in one building. They were commonly used during the heyday of railroad growth round the turn of the 20th century. However, the old Wall Lake C&NW depot was moved and used for freight. What would have been the freight room was used here for a lunchroom. C&NW had three standard combination depot plans that have been attributed to the prominent Chicago architectural firm of Frost & Granger. The Wall Lake depot was the largest of the three as it incorporated a women's waiting room, but it was actually 9 feet (2.7 m) shorter than the general plan because freight was processed in another facility. The depot was built in 1899 by A.H. Carter & Co. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a replacement depot. The single-story frame structure is the only building used as a depot that remains in town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

3727 Perkins Ave.
Wall Lake, Sac County, Iowa
42.27018, -95.08987

Categories

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Sources

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When was Chicago and North Western Passenger Depot listed on the National Register?

Chicago and North Western Passenger Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Chicago and North Western Passenger Depot?

Chicago and North Western Passenger Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Chicago and North Western Passenger Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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