The Watertown Depot in Watertown, Wisconsin, United States, is a railroad depot built in 1903 and operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Milwaukee Road.[2] The station served passengers from 1903 to June 1950.[3] Afterwards, it serviced freight trains until 1976. It has since been converted into a florist shop, and most recently, a used car dealership.[4] The Union Pacific Railroad's single-tracked Clyman Subdivision remains in front of the depot. The Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s main line is to the right.
Watertown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Chicago and North Western Railway and Milwaukee Road station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The depot with "Watertown" still written on the outside | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 725 West Main Street, Watertown, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°11′40″N 88°44′05″W / 43.19444°N 88.73472°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Charles Sumner Frost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Victorian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1853 (MILW), 1903 (C&NW) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed |
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Chicago and North Western Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 725 West Main Street, Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°11′40″N 88°44′05″W / 43.19444°N 88.73472°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Charles Sumner Frost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Victorian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 79000086[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.[5]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Chicago and Northwest Railroad Passenger Station". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "'Iron Horse' in Farewell at Fort". The Capital Times. June 28, 1950. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ Group, Steve Sharp Adams Publishing (2020-08-04). "Historic train station lives to see restoration, repurposing". Daily Jefferson County Union. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "725 W MAIN ST". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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