Wabash Combination Depot--Moravia - Moravia, Iowa - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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Wabash Combination Depot--Moravia - Moravia, Iowa

in U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Posted by:  BruceS

Assisted by:  SecurB

15T E 514729 N 4526777

Historic former railroad depot now museum in the small community of Moravia, Iowa.

The Moravia Wabash Depot is a standard plan combination depot built in 1903. The depot display a combination of styles including Eastlake Stick and Queen Anne. The depot is unaltered both inside and out. The depot is a good example of a rural combination depot of the early 1900's.

The restored depot is now the Wabash Depot Museum with displays of rail road artifacts, an operational model trail lay out. On the grounds of the depot is a restored railroad section car.

Street address: W. North St., near jct. with Brandon St. Moravia, Iowa County / Borough / Parish: Appanoose Year listed: 1996 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation - Rail Related Current function: Recreation And Culture - Museum Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/28/2011 biscuitt bunch visited it