Fox Lake Railroad Depot
The Fox Lake Railroad Depot is located in Fox Lake, Wisconsin.[2]
Fox Lake | |||||||||||
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| Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station | |||||||||||
 Fox Lake station in September 2012. | |||||||||||
| Location | 211 East Cordelia Street, Fox Lake, Wisconsin 53933 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||||||||
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Fox Lake Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
| Location | Cordelia St. and S. College Avenue, Fox Lake, Wisconsin | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°33′40″N 88°54′31″W | ||||||||||
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||||||||
| Built | 1884 | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 78000093[1] | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 | ||||||||||
History
The depot was built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) in 1884, with porte-cochère added in 1919. It served passengers including resort patrons until the 1950s and freight until 1970. Currently, it serves as a museum.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "Fox Lake Railroad Depot". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- "Fox Lake Railroad Depot". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- Anderson, Donald A.; McNulty, Mary E. (1977-12-20). "Fox Lake Railroad Depot". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
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