Kendalls Depot

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Kendall Depot
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Kendalls Depot next to Elroy-Sparta State Trail
General information
LocationNorth Railroad Street, Kendall, Wisconsin
History
Opened1900
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Wilton
toward Lead
Elroy  Lead Glendale
toward Elroy
Kendalls Depot
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Coordinates 43°47′35″N90°22′09″W / 43.79306°N 90.36917°W / 43.79306; -90.36917
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
NRHP reference No. 81000050 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1981

The Kendalls Depot is a historic railroad station located on North Railroad Street in Kendall, Wisconsin. The station was built in 1900 for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. It used the railroad's standard "Number Two" design and was given a camelback roof and ornamental stickwork to distinguish it. [2] The line was abandoned in 1964 and the former railbed was converted into the nation's first rail trail, opening in 1967. Today, the depot serves as a trailhead for the Elroy-Sparta State Trail and houses a railroad history museum. [3]

The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Filipowicz, Diane H. (February 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Kendalls Depot". National Archives Catalog. National Archives & Records Administration. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. "Basic Information: Elroy-Sparta State Trail". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved March 31, 2023.