Property Record
1213 S Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Lake Mills Chicago & North Western Railroad Depot |
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| Other Name: | Glacial Drumlin State Trail Office |
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| Reference Number: | 6971 |
| Location (Address): | 1213 S Main St |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City: | Lake Mills |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Additions: | 1900 |
| Survey Date: | 19912014 |
| Historic Use: | depot |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | SEMI-OPERATIONAL. ABANDONED 5/8/1976. A 'site file' exists for this property under 'Glacial Drumlin Trail'. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Another map code for this office is 2. This one and a half-story Italianate train depot/office features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a brick exterior, a wood trim, and an asphalt shingled gable roof. Brackets appear beneath the eaves. (A survey in the site file indicated that the building's style was astylistic utilitarian). According to the DNR, the depot was constructed in 1900. 2014 The Chicago and North Western (C&NW) Railroad Depot was constructed in 1895 (1). It has a rectangular plan and is clad in cream brick. Asphalt shingles cover the gable roof, which features two brick ridge chimneys and deep overhanging eaves with rafter ends and wood braces. A bay window and entrance doors are located on the south elevation. A modern wood access ramp has been added to the south elevation. A wood platform covered by a gable roof supported by square posts is located on the west elevation. Windows are a combination of four-over-four, double-hung sash and multi-light-over-one, double-hung sash with simple brick surrounds and stone sills. The depot currently serves as the Lake Mills Glacial Drumlin State Trail office. According to an undated architectural drawing currently on display in the building, the interior historically included a ticket office, separate men’s and women’s waiting rooms, restroom facilities, and baggage and freight areas. Although the room configuration remains much the same, the functions of these spaces changed in the mid-1980s when the depot was purchased by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The former ticket office currently serves as an office space, the women’s waiting room is an interpretive display area, and the baggage and freight areas were reconfigured to create restrooms and showers for trail users. Intact elements include wood flooring and trim, wainscoting, ticket windows, and presumably some of the furniture, such as desks and benches. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. VOGEL, THE RR DEPOT IN SE WI, P. 19 (MANUSCRIPT IN HPD FILES). B. DEERFIELD INDEPENDENT 8/10/1995. C. Date of construction source: DNR. 2014 (1) Roland Liebenow, People, Their Places and Things: a Vignette History of Lake Mills, 124. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |