New Richmond station (Wisconsin)

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New Richmond
Former Soo Line passenger rail station
Soo Line Depot New Richmond 1.jpg
The New Richmond station in May 2010.
General information
Location120 High Street, New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017
Coordinates 45°07′35″N92°32′17″W / 45.12636°N 92.53805°W / 45.12636; -92.53805
History
Opened1897
ClosedJanuary 15, 1965
Rebuilt1915
Services
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
Withrow
toward Portal
Main Line Cyclon
toward Chicago
Soo Line Depot
USA Wisconsin location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location120 High St.
New Richmond, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°07′35″N92°32′17″W / 45.12636°N 92.53805°W / 45.12636; -92.53805
Built1915
ArchitectChippewa Construction Co.
Architectural style Vernacular
NRHP reference No. 88000623
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1988

The Soo Line Depot is located in New Richmond, Wisconsin. [1]

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History

The depot was originally built for Wisconsin Central Railway, which would eventually merge with Soo Line Railroad. It was built to replace a previous depot, which despite having survived a major tornado in 1899, would later be destroyed in a fire. This depot was designed to be fireproof. [2]

Passenger train service to the New Richmond station ended on January 15, 1965, when the Soo Line Laker between Chicago and the Twin Cities was discontinued. [3]

In 1988, the depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The following year, it was listed on the State Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. "Soo Line Depot". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  2. "120 HIGH ST". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  3. "Soo Line 'Laker' Makes Last Run After 50 Years". Sheboygan Press. January 16, 1965. Retrieved October 14, 2022.