Brookings station

Brookings
Former Chicago and North Western Railway passenger rail station
Brookings depot (2011)
General information
Location	117 Main Avenue, Brookings, South Dakota
Coordinates	44°18′25″N 96°47′57″W
Line(s)	Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad
History
Opened	February 1, 1905
Closed	1960
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Volga toward Lead Elroy – Lead Aurora toward Elroy
Chicago and North Western Railway Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	117 Main Ave Brookings, South Dakota
Coordinates	44°18′25″N 96°47′57″W
NRHP reference No.	76001716
Added to NRHP	October 8, 1976

The Chicago and North Western Railway Depot was built by the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) in the early 1900s. It is located at the south end of the business district in Brookings, South Dakota. The building is a rectangular single-story brick patternbook style building with some classical features.

The C&NW first entered Brookings in 1879. The depot opened February 1, 1905 and functioned as a passenger station until 1960.

The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of its architecture and also because of its association with the development of Brookings.

References

• French, Edith. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot at Brookings National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, National Park Service, Washington, DC, 1975.