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102 BRODHEAD ST

Historic Name:
MAZOMANIE RAILROAD DEPOT

Other Name:
Mazomanie Depot Library

Reference Number:
5486

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Property Location

Location (Address)

102 BRODHEAD ST

County

Dane

City/Village

Mazomanie

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1857

Additions

1945, 1880

Survey Date

1979

Historic Use

depot

Architectural Style

Greek Revival

Structural System

Wall Material

Clapboard

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

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. RAIL DISTRICT OFFICE, STATION, AND FREIGHT DEPOT. Has been restored. See the 2/1994 issue of the "Mazomanie Historical Society Newsletter" for recent photograph. The Mazomanie Railroad Depot, now the library, is one of Wisconsin's oldest remaining railroad depots. Built in 1857 after fire destroyed the original station, it is a two-story utilitarian building with clapboard walls and a front-gabled roof. The original freight room and the sheltered platforms, however, have been removed. "The Mazomanie Depot is the oldest frame depot in Wisconsin. It was built in 1857 by the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad Company to replace the original depot which had been destroyed by fire earlier in the same year. The building underwent major remodeling in 1880 when a surrounding platform was removed, the building lowered, and the passenger waiting rooms moved from the west to the east end. In 1945 another remodeling reduced the length to fifty feet and shortened the eaves by six feet to accommodate modern railroad cars. Used continuously by the Milwaukee Road until 1973, it was sold and used for storage, as an office and shop for a community service group, and for housing. In 1993 it was restored to its original size and outward appearance for use as the village library and historical research center." Mazomanie Downtown Historic District, Mazomanie Historical Society, 1993.

Bibliographic References

BLACK EARTH DANE CO. NEWS, MAZOMANIE SICKLE, CROSS PLAINS ARROW 9/28/1995. Black Earth Dane County News, Mazomanie Sickle, Cross Plains Arrow, 10/15/1998. Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. Mazomanie Downtown Historic District, Mazomanie Historical Society, 1993.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Mazomanie Downtown Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Aug 19, 1992

State Register Listing Date

Mar 13, 1992

Contributing

Yes

depot Greek Revival

Dane
County

Mazomanie
Community

1850-1859
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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