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Location | 200 Dousman Street Green Bay, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°31′11.64″N88°1′2.28″W / 44.5199000°N 88.0173000°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Charles Sumner Frost | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 99001633 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | December 30, 1999 |
The Chicago and North Western Railway Passenger Depot is a historic building located at 200 Dousman Street in the Broadway District of downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin, formerly served by the Chicago and North Western Railway. At its peak, it served trains such as the Flambeau 400 between Chicago and Ashland. The depot opened in 1899 and regular passenger service ended in 1971. The building was purchased by the Titletown Brewing company in 1996, although they moved out in 2021 . [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1] The Wisconsin Central still uses the track for freight.
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