Waukesha station
The Chicago and North Western Depot in Waukesha, Wisconsin is a railroad depot built in 1881 and operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway. It is a 1.5-story cream brick building and was originally built for a predecessor of the C&NW.[1] Passenger train service to the Waukesha station ended on June 16, 1957, when trains No. 601 and 620 were discontinued between Milwaukee and Madison. The final train carried just 7 passengers.[2]
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| Former Chicago and North Western Railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The historic depot, now a restaurant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 319 Williams Street, Waukesha, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°00′20″N 88°13′57″W / 43.00556°N 88.23250°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Samuel Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Queen Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 16, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chicago and North Western Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 319 Williams Street, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°00′20″N 88°13′57″W / 43.00556°N 88.23250°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Samuel Dodd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Queen Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 95000142 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The depot now operates as a Mexican restaurant, La Estacion. Behind the building are five passenger cars, believed to have belonged to the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad. These serve as extra dining space. Two boxcars and a caboose sit in the front of the depot, however their origins remain unknown. The depot is located next to a Wisconsin and Southern Railroad mainline, with a junction connecting it and the Canadian National Railway's Waukesha Subdivision just to the east. The C&NW track west of WI 164 has since been removed.[3]
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1994.[4]
References
edit- ^ "NRHP Inventory Nomination Form". National Park Service. 23 January 1995.
- ^ "Farewell to a Madison Railroad Era". Wisconsin State Journal. June 18, 1957. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Wisconsin Railroads and Harbors Map" (PDF). Wisconsin DOT. 2020.
- ^ "319 Williams St". Wisconsin Historical Society.