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This one story astylistic utilitarian office features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a concrete foundation, a brick exterior, a wood trim and an asphalt shingled hip roof. No basement exists in the architectural design. The railroad was the previous owner of this former depot.
2017-2018 Report: Rising one story from a concrete foundation, this brick depot building is topped with a hipped roof with overhanging eaves. Along the building’s west side (and former track side), extends a rectangular bay with a clipped gable roofline; double-hung sash occupy all three sides of the bay. A wooden-panel, human-scale doorway topped with a transom is located to the north (left) of the bay, with remaining fenestration (on this elevation as well as throughout the rest of the building) consisting of either three-over-one-light, double-hung sash or rectangular, single-pane fixed openings, the latter of which are located near the upper edge of the structure. A modern, frame-constructed handicapped access ramp is located along the building’s east elevation, leading to the entrance on that side.
This structure was built in 1926 as the new depot for the Milwaukee Road Railroad. In 1923, funding for a new Wilson Creek vehicular bridge was approved by the Wisconsin Highway Commission. However, in order for a new bridge to be built, part of the railroad tracks would need to be removed and the depot (near Wilson Creek) would need to be relocated. By early 1925, the decision to relocate the depot to Wilson Avenue West (aka Hudson Road) was made. Although it was to initially be located on the north side of the road and just west of the bridge, the south side was ultimately chosen (due to land purchase issues). While plans had not yet been received from Chicago for the approximately 24- x 60-foot structure, grading for the new site began at the end of June 1926. Two weeks later, plans had still not arrived but F. E. King, supervisor of construction, cited that the building would be of brick veneer. Bids for its construction were advertised the third week of July and George Burger was awarded the construction contract. Carpenters finished up their work in late November and the temporary depot quarters (operating out of a “combination car”) were abandoned and the new depot was put into service.
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WEST OF S BROADWAY @ RED CEDAR RIVER
234470
Located in Menomonie, Dunn County
