An OVERVIEW and VISITING
The Restored
History
● In 1903 when the CB&Q (Chicago,
was completed, it was a model
of modern convenience linking Red Oak
more urban communities in worlds totally different from life here on the prairie.
Rural communities were virtually inaccessible by any method of transportation
until lifelines of railroads joined them to more metropolitan societies.
● Re-dedicated 20 DEC 2003, on the 100th anniversary of the first dedication,
The Restored Burlington
Northern Depot now houses a WWII
Memorial Museum,
dedicated to all those who
served in the Second World War, whether on
the front
lines ( 1,100 active duty
service participants were from
Montgomery County Iowa )
or the home front.
● During World War II, the citizens of
Montgomery County Iowa lost more
men per capita than any other county in the United States.
Many active
service participants
from the county were assigned to
Company
F ( Villisca )
and Company M ( Red Oak ). During WWII, both units were part of
the
168th Infantry Regiment, 34th ( “ Red Bull ” ) Infantry Division.
Structure
● The architecture of the Depot is the
which influenced the first
such as Louis Sullivan and Frank
Lloyd Wright. That Style, named after
Henry
Hobson Richardson,
generally follows Romanesque Revival
Style,
incorporating 11th
century southern French and Spanish Romanesque
characteristics, plus
the Depot, such as:
*
Recessed window arches
(more extensive than the earlier
* Polychromatic use of two colors of stone.
* Hip (slopes to sides and ends) roof.
* Arches that sit on the columns.
* Stone stringer courses.
● A
few city blocks directly north of the Depot is another structure constructed in
the
Richardson Romanesque Style – the 1890 Montgomery County Courthouse.
● The Restored Burlington Northern Depot & WWII Memorial Museum
is a project in the Depot Hill Historic Preservation District and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, cultural resources worthy of preservation,
administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Visiting
● Your visit to the Depot and Museum, which is
can include docent and self-guided tours, an orientation in the
auditorium with a rear projection TV viewing screen, use of the
WWII and railroad history research
library, and the gift shop.
FREE ADMISSION
Hours 10 a.m. – noon, Monday thru Friday
Holidays and weekends by appointment
Group tours welcome !
Meeting rooms and catering services are available
305 South 2nd Street, RED OAK IOWA 51566
Telephone 712.623.6340
http://www.depothill.net
The Restored
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