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 / 44.30694°N 96.79917°W / 44.30694; -96.79917
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 / 44.30694°N 96.79917°W / 44.30694; -96.79917
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.^[1]

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.

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