Wabash Combination Depot-Shenandoah, also known as the Shenandoah Wabash Depot, is an historic building located in

Shenandoah, Iowa Shenandoah is a city in Page and Fremont counties in Iowa, United States. The population was 4,925 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. Once referred to as the "seed and nursery center of the world," Shenandoah is the home to Earl May Seed Compa ...

, United States. The depot was built in 1903, and replaced a smaller and older structure. It was designed by and served the

Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario. Its primary con ...

as a combination passenger and freight station. The Queen Anne and Stick-Eastlake style station was a standard design used by the railroad. with The single-story, frame structure features a

gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...

d roof and wide, overhanging

eaves The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural styl ...

. It was an island station that sat in the midst of the tracks. The rear track was used for loading and unloading freight, while the main line rails were along the front. The depot was acquired by the Wabash Trace Nature Trail from the Iowa Southern Railway. The Wabash Trace relocated it to Sportsman's Park in Shenandoah, along the Burlington Northern tracks. The depot was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1990.

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{{NRHP in Page County, Iowa Railway stations in the United States opened in 1903 Queen Anne architecture in Iowa Stick-Eastlake architecture in Iowa Transportation buildings and structures in Page County, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Page County, Iowa Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Former railway stations in Iowa Former Wabash Railroad stations