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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 211 CORDELIA ST |
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| County | Dodge |
| City/Village | Fox Lake |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1884 |
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| Additions | 1919 |
| Survey Date | 1978 |
| Historic Use | depot |
| Architectural Style | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material | Drop Siding |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | 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. TRUSSES IN GABLE. MOULDED LINTELS OVER TRANSOMED DOOR AND WINDOWS. CRAFTSMAN PORTE COCHERE W/DORIC COLUMNS IS A 1919 ADDITION. DEPOT REMOVAL AUTHORIZED 04/01/71. Also known as Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Depot The Fox Lake depot, now a museum, is a typical small wooden station of the late nineteenth century. It began in 1884 as a rectangular folk Victorian structure with a projecting front bay, ornamented with a decorative truss and jigsaw-cut brackets. In 1919, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway expanded the depot on the north and east and added a south-facing porte-cochère to shelter passengers arriving by automobile. The porte-cochère's exposed wooden rafters with jigsaw-cut tails reflect the Craftsman style that was in vogue during the 1910s and 1920s. At railroad depots, dispatchers coordinated train movements, and clerks sold tickets and handled passengers and freight. The dispatcher sat in the bay window, watching in both directions for approaching trains. He then telegraphed his counterparts at other stations to apprise them of each train’s whereabouts. Engine crews could not be reached by telegraph, so when the agent received a telegraph order for a certain crew, he would write it down and hold it aloft on a stick; the crew would snag it as the train rumbled by. This depot was the hub for the village of Fox Lake, the oldest settlement in Dodge County. The depot linked the local stockyards, grain elevators, and canning company to distant markets, and it welcomed visitors to the summer cottages around the lake. |
| Bibliographic References | VOGEL "THE RR DEPOT IN SE WI" (MANUSCRIPT IN HPD FILES) Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Fox Lake Railroad Depot |
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| National Register Listing Date | May 22, 1978 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
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Kilbourn Railroad Depot
circa 1890-1899
Kilbourn railroad depot, train, passengers and crew.
1402 LIBERTY ST / 1423 State St
16373
Located in Racine, Racine County
