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Des Moines Western Railway Freight House

Coordinates: 41°35′15.5″N 93°36′28.2″W / 41.587639°N 93.607833°W / 41.587639; -93.607833
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Des Moines Western Railway Freight House
Des Moines Western Railway Freight House is located in Iowa
Des Moines Western Railway Freight House
Des Moines Western Railway Freight House is located in the United States
Des Moines Western Railway Freight House
Location625 E. Court Ave.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°35′15.5″N 93°36′28.2″W / 41.587639°N 93.607833°W / 41.587639; -93.607833
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
Built byWilliam H. Brererton
MPSAdvent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.08000682[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 2008

The Des Moines Western Railway Freight House, also known as the Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railroad Freight House, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built between 1902 and 1903 by local contractor William H. Brererton, this two-story brick building features a low-pitched, side gable roof. It was built as a railroad freight house for F.M. Hubbell and the Des Moines Western Railway, which was an attempt to link the city and points west, but it never made it beyond the city limits. It is now a rare example of a once common building type in the city.[2] The building was leased to the Des Moines, Iowa Falls, and Northern Railroad (DMIF&N), another Hubbell venture. An interurban line, the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad (FtDDM&S), acquired the DMIF&N and continued to use this freight house for that purpose as they carried a high volume of freight. The building has been remodeled three times. The first was when part of it was converted by the FtDDM&S into an interurban passenger depot in 1933. The second time was when it was converted into a restaurant in the 1980s. The third time was its conversion into an office building, which is what it is today. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ William C. Page. "Des Moines Western Railway Freight House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-25. with photo(s)