Centerville station

Centerville station, now known as the Appanoose County Post 526 VFW Hall, is an historic train station located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) bought the Keokuk & Western Railroad in 1903. Centerville served as a dividing point on the line and by 1910 the people in the town started to plan for a larger station.[2] Its architect is unknown, but the depot was probably designed by a CB&Q architect using fairly standard plans that were used by the railroad at the time.[3] Construction of the Prairie School style building began in July 1911 and it was completed in February of the following year. Local contractor B.S. Staley built the building. The building was used by the CB&Q until 1982. It was bought by the Appanoose County VFW post for their meeting hall in 1990 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as the CB&Q Passenger Depot.[1]

This article is about the train station in Centerville, Iowa. For the train station originally named Centerville in Bayonne, New Jersey, see 22nd Street station (Hudson–Bergen Light Rail). For the station in Centerville, California, see Fremont station.
CB&Q Passenger Depot
Centerville station is located in Iowa
Centerville station
Centerville station is located in the United States
Centerville station
Location1124 S. 18th St.
Centerville, Iowa
Coordinates40°43′31″N 92°52′05″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1911-1912
Built byB.S. Staley
ArchitectCB&Q Railroad
Architectural stylePrairie School
Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
MPSCenterville MPS
NRHP reference No.03000833[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2003

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Oltrogge, Sarah. "Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places Earn Recognition". State Historical Society of Iowa. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. Molly Myers Naumann. "CB&Q Passenger Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Brazil
toward Clarinda
 Clarinda – Alexandria Sedan
toward Alexandria
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