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Sioux Falls station (Rock Island Line)

Coordinates: 43°32′45″N 96°43′29″W / 43.54583°N 96.72472°W / 43.54583; -96.72472
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Sioux Falls
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
The station in May 2011.
General information
Location201 East Tenth Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
Platforms1
History
Opened1886
Closed1970
Former services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus Sioux Falls – Ellsworth Shindler
toward Ellsworth
Rock Island Depot
Sioux Falls station (Rock Island Line) is located in South Dakota
Sioux Falls station (Rock Island Line)
Sioux Falls station (Rock Island Line) is located in the United States
Sioux Falls station (Rock Island Line)
Location201 E. 10th St., Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Coordinates43°32′45″N 96°43′29″W / 43.54583°N 96.72472°W / 43.54583; -96.72472
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1886 (1886)
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.74001895[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 15, 1974

The Rock Island Depot is a historic railroad station located at 201 East 10th Street in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The station opened in 1886 to serve the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway, a predecessor of the Rock Island. The ashlar and wood building has a Richardsonian Romanesque design with a side-facing stone gable and an octagonal turret. The interior of the station includes a waiting room, a ticket office, and the station agent's quarters. As the railroad network spread through South Dakota, Sioux Falls became the state's primary commercial and transportation hub due to its established station. The station served passenger trains through Sioux Falls until 1970.[2]

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Peterson, J.M. (July 18, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Rock Island Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved October 25, 2014. Accompanied by photos.