The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Depot in Kadoka, South Dakota, United States, is a rectangular, single story, wood-frame building built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (otherwise known as the Milwaukee Road) in 1906 during the railroad's expansion across South Dakota from Sioux Falls to Rapid City in 1906–07. The depot was built to handle passenger and freight traffic as well as agricultural products. When the railroad went out of business in the mid-1980s, the depot was bought by the Kadoka Community Betterment Association and converted into a museum showcasing artifacts and life on the South Dakota prairie.

Kadoka
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
General information
Location805 Railway Street, Kadoka, South Dakota 57543
History
Rebuilt1906
Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Interior
towards Rapid City
Rapid City – Madison Belvidere
towards Madison
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Depot
Kadoka station is located in South Dakota
Kadoka station
LocationSouth end of Kadoka, South Dakota business district
Coordinates43°49′56″N 101°30′34″W / 43.83222°N 101.50944°W / 43.83222; -101.50944
Built1906
ArchitectChicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
NRHP reference No.86001478
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 1986

The depot was listed in the National Register of Historic Places because of its association with the development of railroads in South Dakota.

References

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  • Prokop, Lois J. (with Melanie Betz), Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Depot (Jackson County, South Dakota) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. On file at the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. and at the Historic Preservation Office, South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, South Dakota.