Milwaukee Road Depot (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin)
The Milwaukee Road Depot in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin is a railroad depot built in 1896 and operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. It is a one-story hip-roofed building clad in split granite.[1][2] The station served the Twin Cities Hiawatha from its formation in 1935 to its discontinuation in 1971, and now operates as Maxim's Restaurant. On display outside is a railway platform and Northern Pacific Railway 1923, a passenger car that operated on the Kettle Moraine Scenic Railway which was later renovated and painted red. The Canadian Pacific Railway's single-tracked Watertown Subdivision remains next to the depot.
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Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station | ||||||||||||||||
The depot with "Oconomowoc" written in stone | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 115 East Collins Street, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 53066 | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1896 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1971 | |||||||||||||||
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Milwaukee Road Depot | ||||||||||||||||
The renovated Northern Pacific passenger car on display next to the depot. | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 115 E Collins St, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°06′34″N 88°29′54″W | |||||||||||||||
Built | 1896 | |||||||||||||||
Architect | Charles Sumner Frost | |||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Victorian | |||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 80000206 | |||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | January 29, 1980 |
The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3]
References
- "Oconomowoc Depot". Wisconsin Historical Society.
- "NRHP Inventory Nomination Form - Oconomowoc Depot". National Park Service. 29 January 1980.
- "115 Collins St". Wisconsin Historical Society.