East Union Depot (Des Moines, Iowa)

The East Des Moines Union Depot is in a Dutch Revival style in the Market District of Des Moines, Iowa. Construction of the East Des Moines Union Depot was completed in 1909. The building is in the East Village Historic District, east of the Des Moines River. The depot was built by William H. Brereton for the Des Moines Union Railway, and served the Wabash Railroad, Chicago Great Western Railway, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and the Des Moines, Iowa Falls and Northern Railway. The building operated as a depot until the 1950s when it was sold and converted to cold storage for tomatoes. In 2017 the building was purchased by The Des Moines Heritage Trust which completed a $4 million renovation in 2021.