Watertown station (Wisconsin)

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Watertown
Former Chicago and North Western Railway station
Chicago and NW Passenger Station Watertown 2.jpg
The depot with "Watertown" still written on the outside
General information
Location725 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 typeAt-grade
Architect Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style Victorian
History
Opened1903
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
Chicago and North Western Depot
USA Wisconsin location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location725 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))
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
Architect Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style Victorian
NRHP reference No. 79000086 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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] Afterward, 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 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989. [5]

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  3. "'Iron Horse' in Farewell at Fort". The Capital Times. June 28, 1950. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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