Watertown station (Wisconsin)

For other uses, see Chicago and North Western Depot.

Watertown
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″N88°44′05″W / 43.19444°N 88.73472°W / 43.19444; -88.73472
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Architect	Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style	Victorian
History
Opened	1853 (MILW), 1903 (C&NW)
Closed	June 1950 (passenger) 1976 (freight)
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Johnson Creek toward Janesville Janesville  – Fond du Lac Clyman toward Fond du Lac Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Reeseville towards Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Ixonia towards Chicago Hubbleton towards Madison Madison  – Milwaukee via Watertown Ixonia towards Milwaukee Terminus Suburban Service Watertown  – Milwaukee
Chicago and North Western Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	725 West Main Street, Watertown, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	43°11′40″N88°44′05″W / 43.19444°N 88.73472°W / 43.19444; -88.73472 (Chicago and North Western Depot (Watertown, Wisconsin))
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1903 (1903)
Architect	Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style	Victorian
NRHP reference No.	79000086 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 28, 1979

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.

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

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Chicago and Northwest Railroad Passenger Station". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
3. "'Iron Horse' in Farewell at Fort". The Capital Times. June 28, 1950. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
4. Group, Steve Sharp Adams Publishing (August 4, 2020). "Historic train station lives to see restoration, repurposing". Daily Jefferson County Union. Retrieved February 23, 2024.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. "725 W MAIN ST". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2018.