Chicago and North Western Depot (Reedsburg, Wisconsin)

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Chicago and North Western Depot
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Chicago and North Western Depot
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LocationRailroad St., Reedsburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°31′49″N90°00′27″W / 43.53028°N 90.00750°W / 43.53028; -90.00750 (Chicago and North Western Depot)
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
Architect Frost & Granger
Architectural style Neoclassical
MPS Reedsburg MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000639 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 26, 1984

The Chicago and North Western Depot is a former railway station in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, which has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. [2] The station served the Chicago and North Western Railway along the Twin Cities 400 line for much of its life. [3] It was built in 1906, and operated as a passenger station until closing in 1963. Currently, it houses the Reedsburg Chamber of Commerce and the headquarters for the 400 State Trail. The railway line, however, remains in use by Wisconsin and Southern Railroad.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "RAILROAD ST". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  3. "Chicago and Northwestern Depot". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
LaValle
toward Minneapolis
Chicago  Minneapolis via Madison Ableman
toward Chicago