Brookings | |||||||||||
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Former Chicago and North Western Railway passenger rail station | |||||||||||
![]() Brookings depot (2011) | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 117 Main Avenue, Brookings, South Dakota | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°18′25″N 96°47′57″W / 44.30694°N 96.79917°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | February 1, 1905 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1960 | ||||||||||
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Chicago and North Western Railway Depot | |||||||||||
Location | 117 Main Ave Brookings, South Dakota | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°18′25″N 96°47′57″W / 44.30694°N 96.79917°W | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 76001716 | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
The Chicago and North Western Railway Depot was built by the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) in the early 1900s. It is located at the south end of the business district in Brookings, South Dakota. The building is a rectangular single-story brick patternbook style building with some classical features.
The C&NW first entered Brookings in 1879. The depot opened February 1, 1905 and functioned as a passenger station until 1960.[1]
The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of its architecture and also because of its association with the development of Brookings.
References
- French, Edith. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot at Brookings National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, National Park Service, Washington, DC, 1975.
- ^ "Feb. 2, 1905: Northwestern Depot opened to the public". Brookings Register. May 17, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.