Property Record
824 N PINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MINNEAPOLIS, ST PAUL & SAULT STE MARIE RAILROAD DEPOT |
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| Reference Number: | 221160 |
| Location (Address): | 824 N PINE ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Burlington |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | depot |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Wisconsin Central Railroad planned to extend a rail line, from Schleisingerville to Chicago, through Burlington in 1884 which went on to spur a boom in local industry and commerce. In 1885, Wisconsin Central purchased the former Burlington County Fairgrounds and constructed a non-extant depot and water tower there the following year. The line began operating in 1886. At that time, 14 passenger trains, 3 accommodation trains, and 6 freight trains traveled through Burlington daily. Wisconsin Central began a commuter service to Chicago in 1889 which became known as the “Burlington Passenger.” A new turn table and engine house were constructed near the depot for this service. These structures were dismantled in 1910 after years of discontinued use. In 1902, the Wisconsin Central Railroad was sold to the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, commonly referred to as the “Soo Line,” with its service through Burlington known as the “Chicago Division”. A non-extant water tank was constructed at the depot in 1915. Plans for a new depot began in 1916. The old depot was moved to the north end of its platform, where it continued to be used as a storage building. A new depot was constructed in the original depot’s location during the summer of 1917. The Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Depot is located at 824 N. Pine Street. In 1918, The Soo Line constructed two houses south of the depot on Pine Street to be occupied by its foremen. These houses have since been demolished. By 1924, 30 freight trains traveled daily through Burlington on the Soo Line. Passenger service was eliminated in 1965; and the original 1886 depot was demolished in 1969. |
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| Bibliographic References: | General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |