Shenandoah station, is a former train station in
Shenandoah, Iowa
Shenandoah is a city in Page County, Iowa, Page and Fremont County, Iowa, Fremont counties in Iowa, United States. The population was 4,925 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census. Once referred to as the "seed and nursery ...
, United States. The depot was built in 1903, and replaced a smaller and older structure. It was designed by and served the
Wabash Railroad
The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario. Its primary con ...
as a combination passenger and freight station. The
Queen Anne and
Stick-Eastlake
The Stick style was a late-19th-century American architectural style, transitional between the Carpenter Gothic style of the mid-19th century, and the Queen Anne style that it had evolved into by the 1890s. It is named after its use of linear " ...
style station was a standard design used by the railroad.
[ with ] The single-story, frame structure features a
gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...
d roof and wide, overhanging
eaves
The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural sty ...
. It was an island station that sat in the midst of the tracks. The rear track was used for loading and unloading freight, while the main line rails were along the front. The depot was acquired by the
Wabash Trace Nature Trail from the Iowa Southern Railway. The Wabash Trace relocated it to Sportsman's Park in Shenandoah, along the Burlington Northern tracks. The depot was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1990.
References
{{NRHP in Page County, Iowa
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1903
Queen Anne architecture in Iowa
Stick-Eastlake architecture in Iowa
Transportation buildings and structures in Page County, Iowa
National Register of Historic Places in Page County, Iowa
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
Former railway stations in Iowa
Former Wabash Railroad stations