Property Record
33 S DEWEY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Soo Line Freight Station; Wisconsin Central Freight |
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| Reference Number: | 41043 |
| Location (Address): | 33 S DEWEY ST |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | depot |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Asphalt |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The freight depot located on the southern bank of the Eau Claire River, is a long retangular frame structure capped by a gable roof. Asphalt siding covers the original wall surface. Passenger depot was constructed in 1890, so it seems likely that the freight depot was also erected at that time. Originally this freight depot served the Wisconsin Central Railroad which had entered Eau Claire in 1890. The passenger depot was south of this building (see 119 S. Dewey St., 23/24). The Wisconsin Central was absorbed by the Soo Line in 1909 (B). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Building inscription. (B) Barland, L. 1965. The Rivers Flow On. p. 310. (C) 1897 Sanborn-Perris Map. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |