National Register of Historic Places Program
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archeological resources.
Keokuk Union Depot
Keokuk, Iowa
NR Reference Number: 13000109
Listed: 03/27/2013
200 Exchange Street, Keokuk, IA
Summary:
The Keokuk Union Depot is locally significant under National Register Criterion A for its contribution to the development of Keokuk and the American railroad system and it is also significant under Criterion C as it represents the work of Burnham and Root Architects. The Keokuk Union depot, built in 1891, was a product of the fast expanding American railroad system when cities were eagerly trying to enhance their railroads to gain maximum transportation and commerce opportunities. In addition, it is one of the last, exceptional Romanesque Revival examples of the illustrious, Chicago architect, John Wellborn Root, before the time of his death. The building conveys simple, borrowed features of the Romanesque Revival movement that was becoming popular within America at that time.
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