Calmar Passenger Depot

The Calmar Passenger Depot is a historic building located in Calmar, Iowa, United States. It was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in 1915 to replace the Depot Hotel that had been destroyed in a fire.[2] The single-story building originally featured a 27 feet (8 m) canopy on its east side that was removed by the railroad in 1970. It was reconstructed in 1998. The passenger trains were on a line that ran between Madison, Wisconsin and South Dakota. They were discontinued in the 1960s. The former depot now houses restrooms for the Prairie Farmer Bike trail, which is adjacent to the building, farmers and flea markets, and other small community events. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

Calmar
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
Calmar station in September 2012.
Location	201 North Maryville Street, Calmar, Iowa 52132
History
Rebuilt	1915
Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Fort Atkinson towards Rapid City Rapid City – Madison Ossian towards Madison Fort Atkinson towards Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids – Calmar Terminus Conover towards Minneapolis Minneapolis – Calmar Conover towards Decorah Decorah – Calmar
Calmar Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	201 N. Maryville St. Calmar, Iowa
Coordinates	43°11′02″N 91°51′53″W
Built	1915
Architect	Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad H.C. Lotholz
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	11000137[1]
Added to NRHP	March 21, 2011

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Calmar Trail Depot". Visit Iowa. Retrieved 2016-07-09.