Property Record
TOWN SQ
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Elkhart Lake Railway Station |
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Other Name: | Elkhart Lake Depot |
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Reference Number: | 135785 |
Location (Address): | TOWN SQ |
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County: | Sheboygan |
City: | Elkhart Lake |
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Year Built: | 1897 |
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Survey Date: | 1977 |
Historic Use: | depot |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. 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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Before the arrival of the railroad, Elkhart Lake was remote and difficult to reach, except by horse-drawn carriage from the Sheboygan and Mississippi station at Glenbeulah. After 1872, when the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad arrived, vacationers from Milwaukee, Chicago, and St. Louis began to flock here. In 1897, the railway company constructed this picturesque depot. A large octagonal dormer pierces the steeply pitched hipped roof, and a shady veranda supported by wooden brackets spans the facade. The depot’s homey appearance was likely meant to evoke warm hospitality. The Elkhart Lake Historical Society has restored the depot and maintains it as a museum. A 1906 Soo Line wooden caboose, built by the American Car and Foundry Company, stands in the adjacent Depot Park. |
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Bibliographic References: | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |