National Register of Historic Places

Chicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot

Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Listed
January 17, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88001325

About this property

The Chicago Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot is a historic building located in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. In 1887 the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Railroad (CSP&KC) was the third system to enter the city, after the Illinois Central (1870) and the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway (1876). The CSP&KC was the first of the three to put its depots in the downtown area. Initially it built two depots in Waterloo, one on the west side of the Cedar River and one on the east side. By 1892 it had built separate passenger and freight depots along East Sixth Street. That was the same year that the CSP&KC became known as the Chicago Great Western Railroad. In 1903 the railroad built new passenger and freight depots a block south, moving them closer to the city's wholesale houses. The two-story concrete block freight depot was built on a rough limestone foundation. It features round arch freight doors and a simple wood cornice. The concrete block addition on the southeast side replaced a frame gabled structure, but its construction date is unknown. The old brick passenger depot was torn down in 1973, and the freight depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. In 2001 the building, which is owned by the City of Waterloo, was leased to the University of Northern Iowa for its Center for Urban Education (UNI-CUE).

Location

Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa
42.49464, -92.33393

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TRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Chicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot listed on the National Register?

Chicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 17, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Chicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot?

Chicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot?

The period of significance for Chicago, Great Western Railroad-Waterloo Freight Depot is recorded as the industrial era.

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