Tower station (Minnesota)

Tower station
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad Company Passenger Station
The former station from the northeast
Tower station (Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Tower station (Minnesota)
Tower station (Minnesota) is located in the United States
Tower station (Minnesota)
Location404 Pine Street, Tower, Minnesota
Coordinates47°48′16″N 92°16′44″W / 47.80444°N 92.27889°W / 47.80444; -92.27889
Area.75 acres (0.30 ha)
Built1916
Built byGeorge Spurbeck
ArchitectWilliam H. Beyrer
NRHP reference No.13000380[1]
Added to NRHPJune 14, 2013

Tower station, often called the Tower Passenger Depot,[2] is a former passenger railroad depot in Tower, Minnesota, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1916 by the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad, it provided passenger train service until 1951. It currently operates as the Tower-Soudan Historical Society Center museum.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Zahn & Gladhill 2013, p. 4.