Property Record
102 BRODHEAD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MAZOMANIE RAILROAD DEPOT |
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| Other Name: | Mazomanie Depot Library |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 5486 |
| Location (Address): | 102 BRODHEAD ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Mazomanie |
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| Year Built: | 1857 |
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| Additions: | 1945 1880 |
| Survey Date: | 1979 |
| Historic Use: | depot |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Mazomanie Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/19/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 3/13/1992 |
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| Additional Information: | 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. |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |