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Dows
Former Rock Island Line passenger station
The station in August 2007.
General information
Location	200 Railroad Street, Dows, Iowa 50071
Platforms	1
History
Opened	1896
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Galttoward Watertown Watertown – Cedar Rapids Popejoytoward Cedar Rapids Rowantoward Estherville Estherville – Iowa Falls Popejoytoward Iowa Falls
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	200 Railroad St. Dows, Iowa
Coordinates	42°39′28″N 93°29′59″W / 42.65778°N 93.49972°W / 42.65778; -93.49972
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
MPS	Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	92001744
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1993

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows, also known as the Dows Rock Island Depot, is an historic building located in Dows, Iowa, United States. The depot was built in 1896 and served the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway as a combination passenger and freight station. The Romanesque Revival style was inspired by Henry Hobson Richardson's designs for small railroad stations. It was the first railway depot in Wright County. It passed to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and continued to serve as a working depot until 1980. The Dows Historical Society bought and restored the depot in 1988. It now serves as a welcome center and railroad museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Betty Swanson. "Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Depot-Dows". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-05. with photos
3. "Dows Welcome Center". City of Dows. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Wright County, Iowa
Clarion	Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station Cornelia Lake Bridge Wright County Courthouse
Dows	Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot-Dows Fillmore Block Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop
Eagle Grove	Eagle Grove Public Library
Goldfield	Boone River Bridge Goldfield Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Wright County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1896
• 1896 establishments in Iowa
• 1980 disestablishments in Iowa
• Romanesque Revival architecture in Iowa
• Transportation buildings and structures in Wright County, Iowa
• Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
• Former railway stations in Iowa
• Former Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway stations
• National Register of Historic Places in Wright County, Iowa
• Railway stations in the United States closed in 1980