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Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station (Clarion, Iowa)

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Coordinates: 42°43′48″N 93°43′59″W / 42.73000°N 93.73306°W / 42.73000; -93.73306
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station (Clarion, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station (Clarion, Iowa)
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station (Clarion, Iowa) is located in the United States
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station (Clarion, Iowa)
Location302 S. Main
Clarion, Iowa
Coordinates42°43′48″N 93°43′59″W / 42.73000°N 93.73306°W / 42.73000; -93.73306
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
Built byA.H. Connor
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.88000926[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1988

Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station, also known as Rock Island Railroad Depot and the Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum, is a historic building located in Clarion, Iowa, United States. The station was built in 1898 by contractor A. H. Connor & Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa for the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad (BCR&N). Clarion also had a Chicago Great Western Railway depot, no longer extant. At one time there were 14 trains that served the city.[2] In 1903 the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway acquired the BCR&N, and this depot served that railroad. The single story, Romanesque Revival, brick structure measures 26 by 88.5 feet (7.9 by 27.0 m).[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

The depot was restored in 1984 and currently serves as the Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum with displays of local and railroad history, and also serves as the office for the Clarion Chamber & Development office.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b James E. Jacobsen. "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-04. with photos
  3. ^ "Museum". Clarion, Iowa. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Holmes
toward Watertown
 Watertown – Cedar Rapids Galt
toward Cedar Rapids


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