National Register of Historic Places

Illinois Central Passenger Depot-Storm Lake

Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa
Listed
September 5, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001300

About this property

Storm Lake station was a former building located in Storm Lake, Iowa, United States. The Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad, an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) subsidiary, built the first tracks through town in 1870. They also built a two-story frame combination freight and passenger depot the same year. The present depot is a second generation IC structure built of brick. The building's architectural style is Prairie School with Tudor Revival elements in the dormer and canopy ends. It was designed by IC architect E.E. Bihl, and it is similar to the railroad's depots in Flossmoor, Illinois and Fort Dodge, Iowa. The new passenger depot was completed in August, 1915, and the old depot was re-purposed for a dedicated freight depot. It was torn down sometime before 1948. Passenger service remained high during the 1910s and 1920s, with the decline accelerating after World War II, and it ended all together in the late 1960s. While freight trains continue to use the IC's tracks, the depot has been abandoned. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The Storm Lake Illinois Central depot was demolished on February 25, 2013.

Location

Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa
42.64310, -95.20196

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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 Illinois Central Passenger Depot-Storm Lake listed on the National Register?

Illinois Central Passenger Depot-Storm Lake was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Illinois Central Passenger Depot-Storm Lake?

Illinois Central Passenger Depot-Storm Lake is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Illinois Central Passenger Depot-Storm Lake is recorded as the industrial era.

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