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.

Oconomowoc
Former Milwaukee Road passenger rail station
The depot with "Oconomowoc" written in stone
Location115 East Collins Street, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 53066
History
Opened1896
Closed1971
Services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Ixonia
towards Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Brookfield
towards Chicago
Ixonia
towards Madison
Madison Milwaukee via Watertown Okauchee
towards Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road Depot
The renovated Northern Pacific passenger car on display next to the depot.
Location115 E Collins St, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43°06′34″N 88°29′54″W
Built1896
ArchitectCharles Sumner Frost
Architectural styleVictorian
NRHP reference No.80000206
Added to NRHPJanuary 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

  1. "Oconomowoc Depot". Wisconsin Historical Society.
  2. "NRHP Inventory Nomination Form - Oconomowoc Depot". National Park Service. 29 January 1980.
  3. "115 Collins St". Wisconsin Historical Society.
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