Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Passenger Depot-Pella

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Passenger Depot-Pella, also known as the Pella Depot and the Rolscreen Museum, is a historic building located in Pella, Iowa, United States. The Des Moines Valley Railroad built the first tracks through the area in 1865, and they built a simple frame depot to serve passenger's needs. For 10 years, Pella served as the only rail stop in Marion County until a competing station was built in Knoxville, Iowa by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad.[2] The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad leased the Des Moines Valley's tracks beginning in 1878 and provided service through 1980. The old frame building was replaced, in 1906, with a single story, brick depota conventional building style for the railroad. The new, brick depot served as a passenger station until 1973. Two years later, the future of the depot was thrown into question when the Rock Island Line filed for bankruptcy protection. However, the Pella Corporation, whose headquarters are adjacent, acquired the property and converted the depot into a company museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

Pella
Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station
General information
Location679 Oskaloosa Street (
Iowa 163 Business), Pella, Iowa 50219
Services
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Otley
toward Des Moines
Des MoinesWashington Leighton
toward Washington
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Passenger Depot-Pella
LocationJunction of Main and Oskaloosa Sts.
Pella, Iowa
Coordinates41°23′54″N 92°54′58″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
MPSAdvent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.91000909[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1991

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